Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Media handling between modules robust to paper curl
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Application No.: US16391428Application Date: 2019-04-23
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Publication No.: US10981742B2Publication Date: 2021-04-20
- Inventor: Carlos M Terrero , Rachel Lynn Tanchak , Roberto A Irizarry , Erwin Ruiz , Ali R Dergham
- Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CT Norwalk
- Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Norwalk
- Main IPC: B65H29/24
- IPC: B65H29/24 ; B65H29/70 ; B65H29/16 ; H04N1/00 ; B65H5/22

Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling curl in sheets between two transports includes a curved baffle placed between the two transports. A thin layer of high velocity air is applied to the curved baffle. The high velocity air layer, which will have a tendency to follow the curved baffle (Coanda effect), will divert sheets (Bernoulli effect) towards the curved baffle. By positioning the curved baffle between the two transports and by applying a uniform air stream to it, a lower pressure area will be created. This will flatten the trajectory of the sheets and ensure acquisition by the downstream transport.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200339374A1 MEDIA HANDLING BETWEEN MODULES ROBUST TO PAPER CURL Public/Granted day:2020-10-29
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