Patent ID: 9296584
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: B65H,G03G

Claim Text:
1. A media conveying system for aligning a media sheet in a media path of an apparatus, comprising: a reference edge positioned along a side of the media path, the media path having a starting location and an ending location, the media sheet moves in the media path in a media feed direction; a first roll mounted across the media path; a second roll mounted relative to the first roll so as to define a first nip between the first roll and the second roll, one of the first and second rolls being a rotationally driven roll; a drive mechanism coupled to both the first and second rolls for translating the first and second rolls in a first direction other than the media feed direction such that the media sheet positioned in the first nip moves in the first direction towards the reference edge, the drive mechanism comprising: at least one sensing device for detecting a location of the media sheet in the media path; and a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one sensing device and the drive mechanism for controlling a translation of the first and second rolls based upon the detected location of the media sheet, wherein rotational movement of the motor causes movement of the bracket in the first direction towards the reference edge, and wherein the at least one sensing device detects a location of a leading edge of the media sheet in the media path, and the controller receives data from the at least one sensing device such that following a positive detection and following the leading edge of the media sheet moving a predetermined distance from the at least one sensing device in the media feed direction, the controller controls the drive mechanism to translate the second roll a first distance in the first direction from a home position towards the reference edge.