Self-setting exit roll assembly

摘要

Devices have a movable roller, a fixed-position roller contacting the movable roller to form an exit nip transporting planar media, biasing members operatively connected to the movable roller, and adjusters contacting the movable roller. Such devices are connectable to a first machine or a second machine. Contact areas of the first machine hold the adjusters in a first position to position the movable roller in a position resulting in the exit nip transporting the planar media in a first exit direction. The second machine instead has void areas positioned to allow movement of the adjusters to position the movable roller in a position resulting in the exit nip transporting the planar media in a second exit direction different from the first exit direction.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a movable roller; a fixed-position roller contacting said movable roller to form an exit nip transporting planar media; biasing members operatively connected to said movable roller; and adjusters contacting said movable roller, said biasing members forcing said movable roller in a first direction relative to said fixed-position roller to move said movable roller from a first position to a second position, said adjusters moving from said first position to said second position with said movable roller, said movable roller contacting said fixed-position roller in both said first position and said second position, said apparatus being connectable to a first machine or to a second machine, said first machine having contact areas positioned to contact said adjusters when said apparatus is connected to said first machine, said contact areas holding said adjusters in said first position when said apparatus is connected to said first machine to position said movable roller in said first position resulting in said exit nip transporting said planar media in a first exit direction, said second machine having void areas positioned to allow movement of said adjusters in said first direction when said apparatus is connected to said second machine, and said void areas allowing said biasing members to position said adjusters in said second position when said apparatus is connected to said second machine to position said movable roller in said second position resulting in said exit nip transporting said planar media in a second exit direction different from said first exit direction.