US4699496A
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Contact pressure mechanism for a web-shaped image receiving material
Assignee: Canon Production Printing Germany GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1986-07-10
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Granted: 1987-10-13
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Expires: 2006-07-10
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a contact pressure mechanism for pressing or lifting a web-shaped image receiving material against or off from a drum-shaped image carrier in a toner image transfer station of an electro-photographic recording or copying device comprising a contact pressure rail extending over the width of the image receiving material which can be swiveled in and out via an electro-magnetic actuation device. The image receiving material is thereby situated in positive engagement with transport elements in the form of tractors which are arranged preceding and following the contact pressure rail. The image receiving material is conducted over a length compensating means arranged between a transport element and the contact pressure rail, said length compensation means having a seating surface for the image receiving material, whereby the length compensating means is coupled such to the contact pressure rail that the seating surface thereof executes a motion opposite the pivot motion of the contact pressure rail and thus releases or compensates the length of the image receiving material required or becoming free during the in/out-swivel of the contact pressure rail.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz John
- 👤 Josef Windele
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 14:33
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/16; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/14; G03G15/16; G03G15/163; G03G15/1635; G03G15/164
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A contact pressure mechanism for pressing and lifting a web-shaped image receiving material against and off from a drum-shaped image carrier in a toner image transfer station of an electro-photographic recording or copying device including a contact pressure rail extending over the width of said image receiving material and in and out-swivelable via an electromagnetic actuation device comprising the improvement that said image receiving material is situated in positive engagement with transport elements arranged preceding and following said contact pressure rail and in that said image receiving material is conducted over a length compensating means arranged between a transport element and said contact pressure rail, said length compensating means having a seating surface for said image receiving material which is coupled such to said contact pressure rail and thus releases or compensates the lengths of said image receiving material required or becoming free during the in and out-swivel of said contact pressure rail.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
A contact pressure mechanism for pressing and lifting a web-shaped image receiving material against and off from a drum-shaped image carrier in a toner image transfer station of an electro-photographic recording or copying device including a contact pressure rail extending over the width of said image receiving material and in and out-swivelable via an electromagnetic actuation device comprising the improvement that said image receiving material is situated in positive engagement with transport elements arranged preceding and following said contact pressure rail and in that said image receiving material is conducted over a length compensating means arranged between a transport element and said contact pressure rail, said length compensating means having a seating surface for said image receiving material which is coupled such to said contact pressure rail and thus releases or compensates the lengths of said image receiving material required or becoming free during the in and out-swivel of said contact pressure rail.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A contact pressure mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said length compensation means comprises a compensating rocker which is seated pivotable around a stationary rotational axis and has its free end shackled to said contact pressure rail via a bracket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
A mechanism according to claim 1, wherein an adjustable compensation means for paper thicknesses is provided between said transport element and said contact pressure rail, said compensation means for paper thicknesses comprising a guide element lying against said image receiving material and pivotable in and out via an adjustment device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A mechanism according to claim 3, wherein said compensation means for paper thicknesses comprises a thickness compensating rocker pivotable around a stationary rotational axis, the free end of said rocker lying against an adjustable spring-shackled cam element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A mechanism according to claim 3, wherein an adjustment disk provided with a paper thickness scale is allocated to said adjustment device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said image receiving material has margin perforations and said mechanism includes feed beads which engage into said margin perforations are provided as transport elements.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
147 words
In a toner image transfer station of an electrophotographic recording or copying device having a drum-shaped image carrier for engagement by a web-shaped image receiving material and including a contact pressure rail extending over the width of said web-shaped material which is swivelable in and out by means of an electromagnetic actuation device, a contact pressure mechanism for pressing and lifting said web-shaped material against and off from said image carrier comprising: transport elements arranged preceeding and following said contact pressure rail; a length compensating means arranged between a transport element and said contact pressure rail over which said web-shaped material is conducted; said length compensating means having a seating surface for said image receiving material coupled to said contact pressure rail; whereby the lengths of said web-shaped material required and becoming free during the in and out swivel of said contact pressure rail is automatically compensated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
147 words
In a toner image transfer station of an electrophotographic recording or copying device having a drum-shaped image carrier for engagement by a web-shaped image receiving material and including a contact pressure rail extending over the width of said web-shaped material which is swivelable in and out by means of an electromagnetic actuation device, a contact pressure mechanism for pressing and lifting said web-shaped material against and off from said image carrier comprising: transport elements arranged preceeding and following said contact pressure rail; a length compensating means arranged between a transport element and said contact pressure rail over which said web-shaped material is conducted; said length compensating means having a seating surface for said image receiving material coupled to said contact pressure rail; whereby the lengths of said web-shaped material required and becoming free during the in and out swivel of said contact pressure rail is automatically compensated.
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