Patent ID: 7201524

Claim:
A media path control device for changing a travel path of media in an image formation device from a first plane to a second plane, the media path control device comprising: a first set of arms connected to a carriage and rotatable about a pivot point; a second set of arms connected to the carriage and rotatable about a pivot point; at least one drive roller connected to the first set of arms, the at least one drive roller being driven by a first driving device, the at least one drive roller and the carriage being moveable through a desired plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane of travel with the second set of arms; at least one passive roller connected to the second set of arms and disposed on the carriage opposite the at least one drive roller to form a nip therebetween, the at least one passive roller and the carriage being moveable through the desired plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane of travel with the first set of arms; and a second driving device connected to the second set of arms to move the carriage through the desired plane perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane of travel.