Exiting paper deflector apparatus for an image reproduction machine
CA 2093500 A1 · Owner: Compaq Computer Corporation · Inventors: Ruch, Mark H.
Overview
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An image reproduction machine has an outlet opening through which successive image-imprinted paper sheets are forwardly discharged by a spaced series of exit roller sets. The discharged sheets are delivered into an open-topped housing well area having a horizontal bottom surface with a back edge forwardly and downwardly offset from the outlet opening and a, ramped surface extending downwardly and rearwardly from the horizontal surface back edge. A deflector bar adjacent the outlet opening has first downwardly projecting portions that engage each discharging sheet and temporarily corrugate and stiffen it in a manner assuring that its front end portion will forwardly clear the rear horizontal …
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- Filed April 6, 1993. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 6, 2013.
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