Patent ID: 8083230

Claim:
A method of bi directionally transporting sheet print media in a print/marking engine comprising: (a) providing a stationary drive deck with a single drive motor and energizing the motor for rotation; (b) connecting the drive motor for effecting rotation in one direction a plurality of spaced drive rolls all disposed on the stationary deck; (c) disposing a first and second nip idler roll respectively on opposite sides of each drive roll; (d) feeding sheet print media from opposite directions respectively to the first and second nip idler rolls and transporting sheets therethrough in opposite direction wherein; the step of disposing a first and second idler roll includes mounting the first nip idler roll for each of the drive rolls on a first idler deck and mounting the second nip idler roll for each drive roll on a second idler deck; and, disposing the idler decks respectively on opposite sides of the stationary deck and moving the first and second idler decks in opposite directions away from the drive deck for enabling paper jam clearance.