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US 8,590,694 B2Granted
Transport apparatus
AssigneeNeopost Technologies
InventorDamon Smith
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Abstract
Apparatus for transporting documents in a paper handling system, comprising: a drive train; a document transport element connected to the drive train for moving documents; and means adapted to apply a relatively high voltage element to generate a high torque when the transport element is not loaded and to reduce the voltage and thus the torque a predetermined time after the transport element engages a document to be moved.
Claims3
Apparatus for transporting documents in a paper handling system, comprising:
- a flexible drive train comprising a plurality of chain links;
- a document transport element connected to the flexible drive train for moving documents, the document transport element comprising an insert pawl extending orthogonal to the drive train and a support member;
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- means for constraining the flexible drive train to move along a predetermined serial path,
- wherein the support member extends rearwardly in the direction of travel of the drive train and has a base length extending over at least two chain links, and overlies the drive train to restrain movement of the drive train out of the predetermined serial path,
- wherein said means for constraining comprise at least one roller connected to the drive flexible train and constrained for uni-dimensional movement within a guide channel, and
- wherein the support member rests over the top of a chain of the flexible drive train and is angled to cover the width of the chain.
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Apparatus for transporting documents in a paper handling system, comprising:
- a flexible drive train comprising a plurality of chain links;
- a document transport element connected to the flexible drive train for moving documents along a predetermined serial path, the document transport element comprising an insert pawl extending orthogonal to the drive train and a support member;
- and
- at least one roller connected to the flexible drive train and constrained for uni-dimensional movement within a guide channel,
- wherein the support member extends rearwardly in the direction of travel of the drive train and has a base length extending over at least two chain links, and overlies the drive train to restrain movement of the drive train out of the predetermined serial path, and
- wherein the support member rests over the top of a chain of the flexible drive train and is angled to cover the width of the chain.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.