Patent ID: 9531889
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B65H,G01G,G03G,G06K,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A media stiffness sensor assembly for use in an imaging device, the media stiffness sensor assembly comprising: a frame mountable in the imaging device; a translation mechanism translateably mounted to the frame; a contact member connected to the translation mechanism and translateable between a home position and a travel distance, the contact member not contacting a media sheet along a media feed path of the imaging device when at the home position, and, the contact member being positioned to provide, when translated along the travel distance, a force component normal to the media feed path of the imaging device; a drive mechanism operably connected to the translation mechanism for driving the translation mechanism to translate the contact member from the home position to the travel distance and then back to the home position, the drive mechanism being operably connectable to a controller in the imaging device; and, a position sensor providing an output signal indicating the position of the contact member during the translation thereof, the position sensor being operably connectable to the controller.