公开(公告)号：US5337120A

公开(公告)日：1994-08-09

申请号：US943427

申请日：1992-09-14

申请人： Eric P. Hochreiter ,  Franklin D. Ehrne ,  William I. Morris ,  Frederick J. Schwab

发明人： Eric P. Hochreiter ,  Franklin D. Ehrne ,  William I. Morris ,  Frederick J. Schwab

IPC分类号： G03B27/475 ,  G03B27/50 ,  G03B27/80 ,  H04N3/40 ,  G03B27/62

CPC分类号： H04N3/40 ,  G03B27/50

摘要： An apparatus for driving a scanning gate of a photographic film scanning apparatus utilizes a reversible m s , stepping motor, and a system driven by the motor for moving the gate in a pendulum-like manner. The means comprises a shaft, a gear sector fixedly connected on the shaft and a crank arm fixedly connected on the shaft so as to operatively engage the scanning gate, and a worm configured to be driven by the motor. A biasing device is arranged between the gear sector and a chassis of the scanning apparatus to maintain a positive engagement between the worm and the gear sector. Additional biasing devices are connected between the crank arm and the gate to provide for adjustment of the gate about two axes. The additional biasing devices between the crank arm and the gate include plural springs extending laterally from a pin projecting from a surface of the crank arm facing the gate to a pin mounted on the gate and having an axis parallel to the axis of the pin projecting from the surface of the crank arm, and plural springs extending from pins projecting from opposite sides of the crank arm to pins on the gate having axes parallel to the axes of the pins extending from the opposite sides of the gate.

摘要翻译： 用于驱动摄影胶片扫描装置的扫描门的装置利用可逆的m s，步进电机和由马达驱动的系统，以摆式移动门。 该装置包括轴，固定连接在轴上的齿轮部分和固定地连接在轴上以可操作地接合扫描门的曲柄臂以及构造成由马达驱动的蜗杆。 偏置装置设置在扫描装置的齿轮部分和底盘之间，以保持蜗杆和齿轮部分之间的正向接合。 附加的偏置装置连接在曲柄臂和门之间以提供围绕两个轴的门的调节。 曲柄臂和闸门之间的附加偏置装置包括多个弹簧，该弹簧从从面向门的曲柄臂的表面突出的销横向延伸到安装在门上的销，并且具有平行于销突出的销的轴线的轴线 曲柄臂的表面以及从曲柄臂的相对侧突出的销的多个弹簧到门上的销具有平行于从门的相对侧延伸的销的轴线的轴线。

公开(公告)号：US5355193A

公开(公告)日：1994-10-11

申请号：US139369

申请日：1993-10-20

申请人： William I. Morris

发明人： William I. Morris

IPC分类号： G03B27/62 ,  H04N1/00 ,  G03B27/52

CPC分类号： G03B27/6285 ,  H04N1/00795 ,  G03B2206/006 ,  H04N2201/0404 ,  H04N2201/3225

摘要： A film code reader assembly for a film scanner provides film path for accurately guiding the scanning film past a film code reading location where optically readable film codes are extracted by a code reader. The assembly self-aligns the film code reader in a direction perpendicular to the scanning direction of the film, and orients film film code reader with respect to the film code-bearing edge of the scanning film.

摘要翻译： 用于胶片扫描器的胶片代码阅读器组件提供用于将扫描胶片精确地引导通过代码阅读器提取光学可读胶片代码的胶片代码读取位置的胶片路径。 组件在垂直于胶片扫描方向的方向上自动对准胶片代码阅读器，并且相对于扫描胶片的胶片代码边缘定影胶片代码阅读器。

公开(公告)号：US4815870A

公开(公告)日：1989-03-28

申请号：US111236

申请日：1987-10-22

申请人： Steven J. Sparer ,  William I. Morris

发明人： Steven J. Sparer ,  William I. Morris

IPC分类号： B41J13/22 ,  B65H5/12 ,  H04N1/08 ,  B41J3/02 ,  G01D15/24

CPC分类号： H04N1/0813 ,  B41J13/223 ,  H04N1/08 ,  H04N1/0839

摘要： A sheet clamping apparatus for a thermal printer drum includes a clamping lever mounted in a recess of the drum, fixed cam members, and a mechanism mounted on an end surface of the drum and connected to the clamping lever and operatively associated with the cam members for moving the lever between open sheet receiving and ejecting positions and a closed sheet clamping position as the drum rotates.

摘要翻译： 一种用于热敏打印机鼓的片材夹紧装置包括安装在滚筒的凹部中的夹紧杆，固定的凸轮构件和安装在滚筒的端面上并连接到夹紧杆并与凸轮构件可操作地相关联的机构， 在打开的纸张接收和弹出位置之间移动杠杆，并且随着鼓的旋转，使打开的纸张夹紧位置移动。

公开(公告)号：US5961113A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-05

申请号：US869541

申请日：1997-06-05

申请人： William I. Morris

发明人： William I. Morris

IPC分类号： B65H1/12 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H3/54 ,  B65H3/30

CPC分类号： B65H3/06 ,  B65H1/12 ,  B65H3/54 ,  B65H2301/51212

摘要： Sheet feeding apparatus and method for reliably feeding sheets from a column of sheets. The sheet feeding apparatus includes separation tangs each having a step-wise topography of reduced contact area for the sheets in order to reduce frictional drag on the sheets as the sheets are fed into an imaging apparatus. This allows for reliable feeding of the sheets because the reduced contact area of the separation tangs reduces contact time, as well as frictional drag, with the separation tangs. Moreover, the step-wise topography of the tangs individually separates each sheet from the column of sheets to be fed into the imaging apparatus in order to avoid multiple-feeding of the sheets.

摘要翻译： 用于从片材片材可靠地供给片材的片材进给装置和方法。 片材进给装置包括分离柄脚，每个分离柄脚具有用于片材的接触面积减小的逐步形状，以便当片材被馈送到成像装置中时减小片材上的摩擦阻力。 这允许片材的可靠供给，因为分离柄脚的减小的接触面积减小了与分离柄脚的接触时间以及摩擦阻力。 此外，脚的逐步形貌将每个片材从片材列分开分离以供入成像装置，以避免片材的多次馈送。

公开(公告)号：US4998714A

公开(公告)日：1991-03-12

申请号：US408824

申请日：1989-09-18

申请人： Steven J. Sparer ,  William I. Morris

发明人： Steven J. Sparer ,  William I. Morris

IPC分类号： B65H3/06

CPC分类号： B65H3/06

摘要： A sheet-feeding apparatus comprises sheet-feeding rollers for advancing sheets, one at a time, from a stack of sheet material. The sheet-feeding rollers are supported by a drive shaft which is mounted for movement toward and away from the sheet stack so that the feed rollers may be selectively displaced from the stack, for example, to effect sheet replenishment. A cam surface associated with a slidable stack support cooperates with a cam-follower associated with the roller shaft to effect displacement of the feed rollers from the stack during sliding movement of the stack support. A pair of one-way clutches and a rack and pinion arrangement cooperate to allow the sheet-feed rollers to rotate freely during initial contact with the top sheet in the stack, thereby avoiding premature feeding of such sheet during a stack reloading process.

摘要翻译： 片材给送装置包括用于从片材堆叠一次一张地推进片材的片材进给辊。 供纸辊由驱动轴支撑，驱动轴安装成朝向和远离纸张堆叠移动，使得进给辊可以选择性地从堆叠移位，例如以实现纸张补充。 与可滑动堆叠支撑件相关联的凸轮表面与与辊轴相关联的凸轮随动件协作，以在堆叠支撑件的滑动运动期间使进给辊从堆叠移动。 一对单向离合器和齿条齿轮配置协作，以允许片材馈送辊在与堆叠中的顶片初始接触期间自由旋转，从而避免了在堆叠重新加载过程中这种片材的过早供给。

公开(公告)号：US4750880A

公开(公告)日：1988-06-14

申请号：US118665

申请日：1987-11-09

申请人： Stanley W. Stephenson ,  William I. Morris

发明人： Stanley W. Stephenson ,  William I. Morris

IPC分类号： B41J25/304 ,  B41J2/32 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J25/316 ,  B41J3/20

CPC分类号： B41J25/316

摘要： A compliant head loading mechanism for a thermal printer which in a loaded condition compliantly loads a thermal head against a dye-carrier and a receiver to form a printing nip. The mechanism includes two brackets each of which is pivotably mounted on a fixed pivot shaft. A head loading spring connects the two brackets. The lower bracket has two arms which have holes that receive the pivot shaft. One hole permits only rotational motion of the lower bracket while the other hole is a slot that permits rotational and translation motion of the lower bracket. The slot is tilted to prevent the drag force exerted by the rotating roller against the media (dye-carrier and receiver) from the inducing a twisting moment into the lower bracket.

摘要翻译： 用于热敏打印机的柔性头部装载机构，其在加载状态下顺应性地将热头部抵靠染料载体和接收器加载以形成打印压区。 该机构包括两个支架，每个支架可枢转地安装在固定的枢轴上。 头部装载弹簧连接两个支架。 下支架具有两个臂，其具有容纳枢转轴的孔。 一个孔仅允许下支架的旋转运动，而另一个孔是允许下支架旋转和平移运动的槽。 倾斜槽以防止旋转辊施加在介质（染料载体和接收器）上的拖曳力从引起扭转力矩进入下支架。