Patent ID: 6695503
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A print media feed system for advancing a sheet of print media having a leading edge and a trailing edge in a sheet feed direction through a print zone in an imaging apparatus, comprising:a drive unit for providing a rotational force; a feed roller coupled to said drive unit, said feed roller being positioned upstream from said print zone in relation to said sheet feed direction; an exit roller coupled to said drive unit, said exit roller being positioned downstream from said print zone in relation to said sheet feed direction; an exit pinch roller arrangement positioned adjacent said exit roller, said exit roller and said exit pinch roller arrangement cooperating to advance said trailing edge of said sheet of print media through said print zone; and a rotating support coupled to said drive unit, said rotating support being positioned downstream of said exit roller in relation to said sheet feed direction, said rotating support providing a rotating support surface that engages a non-printed side of said sheet of print media downstream of said exit roller while said trailing edge of said sheet of print media is advanced through said print zone by said exit roller, said rotating support not contributing to advance said trailing edge of said sheet of print media through said print zone, but contributing to advance said sheet of print media after said sheet of print media is released by said exit roller.