Substrate guide member with improved flatness and method of making the same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0322114
(2002-12-17)
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발명자
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- Bloemen, Peter J. M.
- Meijer, Wilhelmus
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
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1 인용 특허 :
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초록
An improved substrate guide member and an improved method of manufacturing the same wherein slits are cut at the base of raised relief ribs prior to drawing such ribs. The result is a flatter and less expensive substrate guide member without the need for supplemental straightening processes.
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1. A guide member for guiding a substrate along a paper path, said guide member comprising:a. a ribbed base sheet having a long dimension and a plurality of end regions;b. a substrate guide rib formed in raised relief from the ribbed base sheet, said rib having two long and two short sides, each sid
1. A guide member for guiding a substrate along a paper path, said guide member comprising:a. a ribbed base sheet having a long dimension and a plurality of end regions;b. a substrate guide rib formed in raised relief from the ribbed base sheet, said rib having two long and two short sides, each side having a base region;c. a cut formed along one long side of the rib proximate to the base region of such long rib side;d. a crested flat region formed parallel to the ribbed base sheet along its long dimension; ande. mounting fixtures located proximate to the end regions. 2. The substrate guide member of claim 1, further comprising a cut along substantially both long sides proximate to the base region of each such long side. 3. The substrate guide member of claim 1 wherein the crested flat region has a long dimension and wherein flatness of the crested flat region along its long dimension exceeds about 0.12 percent. 4. The substrate guide member of claim 1, wherein the crested flat region has a long dimension and wherein flatness of the crested flat region along its long dimension exceeds about 0.09 percent. 5. The substrate guide member of claim 1, further comprising:a plurality of substrate guide ribs each formed in raised relief from the ribbed base sheet and having two long and two short sides with each side having a base region; andb. a cut formed along at least one long side of each rib proximate to the base region of such long rib side. 6. The substrate guide member of claim 1, wherein the cut is formed along substantially the entire length of the long side. 7. The substrate guide member of claim 1, wherein the substrate guide member is comprised of sheet metal that has been formed into the substrate guide member. 8. The substrate guide member of claim 1, wherein the substrate guide member comprises a halo guide within an electrostatographic marking system. 9. The substrate guide member of claim 1, wherein the substrate guide rib has a curved top surface for minimizing contact with the substrate. 10. The substrate guide member of claim 1, wherein the ribbed base sheet has a long dimension and wherein flatness of the ribbed base region along its long dimension exceeds 0.125 percent. 11. The substrate guide member of claim 1, further comprising at least 3 guide ribs each formed in raised relief from the ribbed base sheet, each such rib having an apex, wherein flatness can be measured along the apex of multiple guide ribs and wherein the flatness measured along the multiple guide ribs exceeds 0.125 percent without applying manual straightening processes. 12. An electrostatographic marking system, comprising a substrate guide member comprising:a ribbed base sheet having a long dimension and a plurality of end regions;a plurality of substrate guide ribs each formed in raised relief from the ribbed base sheet and having two long and two short sides with each side having a base region;a cut formed along at least one long side of each rib proximate to the base region of such long rib side;a crested flat region formed parallel to the ribbed base sheet along its long dimension; andmounting fixtures located proximate to the end regions. 13. The electrostatographic marking system of claim 12, further comprising a cut along substantially both long sides of each rib proximate to the base region of each such long side. 14. The electrostatographic marking system of claim 12, wherein the crested flat region has a long dimension and wherein the flatness of the crested flat region along its long dimension exceeds about 0.12 percent. 15. The electrostatographic marking system of claim 12, wherein the crested flat region has a long dimension and wherein the flatness of the crested flat region along its long dimension exceeds about 0.09 percent. 16. The electrostatographic marking system of claim 12, wherein the cut is formed along substantially the entire length of each long side. 17. The electrostatographic marking system of claim 12, wherein the substrate guide member is comprised of sheet metal that has been formed into the substrate guide member. 18. The electrostatographic marking system of claim 12, wherein the substrate guide member comprises a halo guide. 19. The electrostatographic marking system of claim 12, wherein the electrostatographic marking system is an electrophotographic marking system. 20. The electrostatographic marking system of claim 12, further comprising an electrostatic image forming member and wherein the crested flat region of the substrate guide member is positioned within about 0.7±0.2 millimeters of the electrostatic image forming member. 21. The electrostatographic marking system of claim 20, wherein the electrostatic image forming member is a photoreceptor. 22. A process for forming a substrate guide member, comprising:forming the flattened outline of the substrate guide member out of sheet metal;cutting a slit in the sheet metal at the location that will become the base of at least one long side of a raised relief rib formed on the substrate guide member;drawing the raised relief rib at the location such that the cut slit is proximate the base of a long side of a raised relief rib; andbending one long edge of the flattened outline to form a crested flat region of the substrate guide member. 23. The process of claim 22, further comprising cutting a plurality of slits in the sheet metal at locations that will become the base of a plurality of long sides of a raised relief rib. 24. The process of claim 22, further comprising forming mounting features proximate to each end of the long dimension of the substrate guide member. 25. The process of claim 22, wherein the forming, cutting, drawing, and bending are performed in a progressive die process. 26. The process of claim 25, wherein the drawing process comprises a single drawing operation. 27. The process of claim 25, further comprising mounting rolled sheet metal into loading fixtures for feeding the progressive die process. 28. The process of claim 22, further comprising:making a plurality of substrate guide members from a sheet of metal; andseparating the substrate guide members after bending of the long edge to from the crested flat region. 29. The process of claim 22, further comprising a non-manual straightening process. 30. The process of claim 22, wherein the crested flat region of the substrate guide member is flat across its long dimension within about 0.12 percent without using manual straightening operations. 31. The process of claim 22, wherein the crested flat region of the substrate guide member is flat across its long dimension within about 0.09 percent without using manual straightening processes. 32. The process of claim 22, wherein forming the flattened outline comprises die cutting.
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