Jose B Calderon

Address:

1225 Allure Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89128

VIN:

3FAHP0HG6AR312234

Make:

FORD

Model:

FUSION

Year:

2010

US Patent:

51774976, Jan 5, 1993

Filed:

Apr 17, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/686761

Inventors:

Jose L. Calderon - Arleta CA
Patrick Nguyen - Walnut CA
John M. Bertalan - Tustin CA

Assignee:

Calcomp Inc. - Buena Park CA

International Classification:

G01D 1528
B65H 2900

US Classification:

346 11

Abstract:

This is an apparatus and associated method for rolling large pieces of a flexible media such as completed plots produced by a plotting pen plotter. The rolling mechanism is placed adjacent an exit of the pen plotter to received ejected media pieces therein. Upon detecting the leading edge of a media piece while in an open position, the mechanism closes to form a guide slot to a cylindrical rolling chamber. The media piece is then urged along the guide slot and into the rolling chamber where it is rolled by a drive roller. Upon detecting the trailing edge of the media piece, the mechanism opens allowing the rolled media piece to fall into a receiving bin. The stationary portion and the rotating portion are formed of a plurality of slats having low contact area edges disposed for media pieces to move along whereby the media pieces move along a low friction path.