Patent ID: 7303189
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A system for media handling comprising: a media picking unit for picking up individual media sheets from a stack of media sheets, the media picking unit comprising a pick roller, a pick arm, a rotatable pick roller shaft and a rotatable lifting shaft, one end of the pick arm being connected to the pick roller while the other end being pivotally connected to the pick roller shaft, said pick arm being pivotable between a picking position, whereby the pick roller is resting on top of the stack of media sheets, and an inactivated position, whereby the pick roller is lifted away from the stack; and a media output unit for advancing a printed media sheet toward an output area, the media output unit comprising at least one sheet support member operable to support a printed portion of the media sheet above the output area, said sheet support member being movable between a supporting position and a retracted position, wherein the sheet support member is linked to the lifting shaft by a linking structure, the linking structure and the media picking unit are configured such that the sheet support member is in the supporting position when the pick arm is in the picking position, and a rotational movement of the lifting shaft in one direction causes the sheet support member to move from the supporting position to the retracted position and at the same time causes the pick arm to pivot from the picking position to the inactivated position.