Patent ID: 11932008
Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A vacuum transport assembly, comprising:
a flexible plate adapted to open and close a plurality of substantially linearly arranged holes along the sheet edges on the vacuum transport assembly, the flexible plate, including:
a first top surface;
first bottom surface; and,
one or more through-holes arranged in a cross process direction;

a belt displaceable with respect to the platen in a process direction; and,
a valve assembly, including:
a plate aligned with the one or more through-holes, the plate including:
a second top surface;
a second bottom surface;
a first end fixedly secured to the first bottom surface; and,
a second end; and,

a first actuator connected to the second end and operatively arranged to displace the flexible plate to close the plurality of holes.