| US 7,455,295 B2 | ||
| Nip pressure | ||
| Martin J. Marx, Gardon Valley, Id. (US); Robert W. Jewell, Meridian, Id. (US); Nathan R. Stoddard, Boise, Id. (US); Alfred D. Kirby, Boise, Id. (US); Steven J. Beutler, Meridan, Id. (US); Jeff D. Ward, Meridian, Id. (US); and Clinton Troy Jensen, Caldwell, Id. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 08, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/199,837. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0029725 A1, Feb. 08, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65H 5/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 271—273 [271/274; 271/272; 271/902] | 11 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus, comprising:
a roller configured to contact a print media;
a rotatable member configured to contact the print media;
a one-way clutch coupled to the rotatable member;
a cam coupled to the clutch and configured to maintain a nip pressure at the roller when the rotatable member rotates in a
first direction and to reduce the nip pressure at the roller when the rotatable member rotates in a second direction;
an additional roller configured to contact the print media, wherein the nip pressure is established between the roller and
the additional roller;
an arm coupled to the roller and configured to pivot relative to the roller and the additional roller; and
a bias member coupled to the arm.
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