Finisher output bin assembly
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsSteve O Rasmussen, Elliott Downing, Bruce G Johnson, Anthony W Ebersole, Ki Jung Han, Peter G Hwang, Steven Brown
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Abstract
A system for presenting media sheets includes a finisher output bin assembly. The finisher output bin assembly includes a translatable output floor, and a guide substrate coupled to the translatable output floor to guide the translatable output floor relative to the guide substrate in at least one coordinate direction. The finisher output bin assembly includes an output structure mechanically coupled to the translatable output floor to drive the translatable output floor relative to the guide substrate.
Claims15
A system for presenting media sheets comprising:
- an output tray;
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- an output bin assembly positioned below a finishing device of the output tray comprising:
- a translatable output floor;
- a guide substrate coupled to the translatable output floor to guide the translatable output floor relative to the guide substrate in at least two coordinate directions;
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- an output structure mechanically coupled to the translatable output floor to drive the translatable output floor relative to the guide substrate.
An output bin assembly to translate a number of media sheets within an output tray comprising:
- a guide substrate coupled to a translatable output floor to guide the translatable output floor relative to the guide substrate in at least two coordinate directions;
- an output structure comprising at least one pinion gear protruding through the guide substrate and mechanically coupling to a rack gear formed on the translatable output floor;
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- a drive motor coupled to the pinion gear to drive the translatable output floor relative to the guide substrate.
A method for providing access to printed media sheets within an output tray comprising:
- receiving a number of media sheets on a translatable output floor of an output bin assembly;
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- translating the media sheets by extending a translatable output floor in at least two coordinate directions relative to an original position of the translatable output floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.