Multi-layer sheet feeder
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1. A sheet feed mechanism, comprising:
- a multi-layer structure, comprising;
a wear layer adapted to contact a sheet during sheet feeding; and
a replacement indicator layer adjacent the wear layer and adapted to indicate a wear condition of the multi-layer structure upon wear through the wear layer to the replacement indicator layer, wherein one of the wear layer and the replacement indicator layer comprises an electrically conductive material that is adapted to change a circuit from one state to another upon wear through the wear layer to the replacement indicator layer.
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Abstract
A sheet feed mechanism having a multi-layer structure. The multi-layer structure has a wear layer adapted to contact a sheet during sheet feeding and a replacement indicator layer adjacent the wear layer. The replacement indicator layer is adapted to indicate a wear condition of the multi-layer structure upon wear through the wear layer to the replacement indicator layer.
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1. A sheet feed mechanism, comprising:
a multi-layer structure, comprising; a wear layer adapted to contact a sheet during sheet feeding; and a replacement indicator layer adjacent the wear layer and adapted to indicate a wear condition of the multi-layer structure upon wear through the wear layer to the replacement indicator layer, wherein one of the wear layer and the replacement indicator layer comprises an electrically conductive material that is adapted to change a circuit from one state to another upon wear through the wear layer to the replacement indicator layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A sheet-feed system, comprising:
a sheet feeder mechanism, having at least one separation apparatus comprising a plurality of layers adapted to indicate a wear condition upon wear through one layer to another of the plurality of layers, wherein at least one of the plurality of layers includes an electrically conductive material that is configured to provide an electrical indication of the wear condition when the at least one of the plurality of layers is worn through. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
providing a multi-layer sheet separator comprising a plurality of layers indicative of a wear condition upon wear through one layer to another of the plurality of layers, wherein at least one of the plurality of layers includes conductive material that is configured to provide an electrical indication when the at least one of the plurality of layers is worn through. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A sheet feed system, comprising:
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means for feeding at least one sheet; and means for multi-layer indication of a wear condition of the means for feeding, wherein the means for multi-layer indication of the wear condition comprise a layer of conductive material providing an electrical indication of wear upon one of wearing through and wearing to the layer of conductive material. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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