Patent ID: 6315282
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
An apparatus, capable of handling multiple media sizes, for picking a media sheet from a stack substantially squared to a media path and substantially eliminating the pick skew of the media sheet in a printing device, comprising:at least one rotatably driven pick roller contacting an upper surface and a leading edge of the media sheet with the rotational axis of the pick roller oriented substantially orthogonal to the media path, whereby the pick roller rotatably drives the media sheet forward along the media path;at least one separator protruding from a surface of the media path and cooperating with the pick roller to provide parallel and opposing forces to separate the media sheet from and slidably move the media sheet over the stack; anda plurality of leveling surfaces protruding into the media path and disposed substantially adjacent to the separator along a direction orthogonal to the media path, whereby the plurality of leveling surfaces raise a first part of the leading edge of the slidably moving media sheet from the media path to substantially level with a second part of the leading edge raised by the separator.