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US 7,744,078 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for storing slip-sheets
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsJo A. L. Gromadzki, Martin C. Wight
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for storing a slip-sheet removed from a stack of interleaved slip-sheets and printing plates. A materials handling system separates a slip-sheet from a media stack that includes image recordable materials. A slip-sheet separates each of the image recordable materials from one another in the media stack. The slip-sheets removed from the stack are stored in a movable slip-sheet holder.
Claims13
An apparatus for storing a slip-sheet, comprising:
- a media holder for supporting a media stack that includes the slip-sheet located at a first position, the media stack including one or more slip-sheets and one or more image recordable materials;
- a picker for securing the slip-sheet at the first position and moving the slip-sheet to a second position;
- a slip-sheet holder for depositing the slip-sheet into after the slip-sheet holder is moved from a third position to a fourth position, the slip-sheet holder positioned at the fourth position being in the vicinity of the slip-sheet positioned at the second position;
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- wherein the picker includes a buckler and a nipping member.
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An apparatus for storing a slip-sheet, comprising:
- a media holder for supporting a media stack that includes the slip-sheet located at a first position, the media stack including one or more slip-sheets and one or more image recordable materials;
- a picker for securing the slip-sheet at the first position and moving the slip-sheet to a second position;
- a slip-sheet holder for depositing the slip-sheet into after the slip-shed holder is moved from a third position to a fourth position, the slip-sheet holder positioned at the fourth position being in the vicinity of the slip-sheet positioned at the second position;
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- further comprising an image recordable material picker for separating an image recordable material from the media stack and moving the image recordable material to a position in the vicinity of the slip-sheet positioned at the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.