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US 6,730,009 B2Granted
Sheet member guide mechanism having a fabric tube fitted over a roller core
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsMikio Tuyuki, Iwao Sugizaki
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Abstract
A guide roller has a hollow roller and a fabric tube fitted under pressure over the hollow roller. The fabric tube has ends held respectively in axial ends of the hollow roller and fixed thereto by respective pressers which are pressed into the axial ends of the hollow roller.
Claims4
A sheet member guide mechanism comprising:
- a guide roller for guiding a sheet material;
- said guide roller comprising:
- a roller core;
- and
- a fabric tube fitted under pressure over said roller core;
- and
- a pair of pressers mounted respectively in axial ends of said roller core to hold and secure respective ends of said fabric tube in the axial ends of said roller core,
- wherein ends of said fabric tube are made thicker than the remaining portion of said fabric tube by heat pressing, and
- said pressers have respective larger-diameter portions for pressing said ends of said fabric tube and respective smaller diameter portions for pressing said remaining portion of said fabric tube.
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