System for loading ink sticks configured for lateral antiskewing

A solid ink stick receiver for a solid ink stick loader is configured to receive solid ink sticks (330) and to orient the solid ink sticks so the skew limiters in a solid ink stick are generally aligned to receive longitudinal guide rails in a feed channel (129) of the loader. The solid ink stick re...

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Hauptverfasser: AZNOE, BRIAN WALTER, JONES, BRENT RODNEY
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Zusammenfassung:A solid ink stick receiver for a solid ink stick loader is configured to receive solid ink sticks (330) and to orient the solid ink sticks so the skew limiters in a solid ink stick are generally aligned to receive longitudinal guide rails in a feed channel (129) of the loader. The solid ink stick receiver includes a pair of generally upright sidewalls (142,144) separated by a distance that corresponds to an ink stick body width, and a set down area having at least one bottom support with a top surface that is located at a position that enables at least one skew limiter (408) in a side of the ink stick to be generally aligned with a longitudinal guide rail (143,147) in a feed channel.