Fill indicator rollers for printer trays
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsHallie Touchstone, Bradley Spencer White, Robert C. Lopez
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Abstract
Example feed trays for a printer are disclosed. In one example, the feed tray includes a support surface to support print media, and a guide wall coupled to the support surface. The support surface and the guide wall define a feed path for the print media into the printer, and the guide wall is movable along the support surface. In addition, the feed tray includes a fill indicator comprising a roller mounted to the guide wall that extends into the feed path. The roller is to rotate about an axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the feed path.
Claims14
A feed tray for a printer, the feed tray comprising:
- a support surface to support print media;
- a first guide wall coupled to the support surface, wherein the support surface and the first guide wall define a feed path for the print media into the printer, wherein the first guide wall is movable along the support surface;
- and
- a first fill indicator comprising a first roller mounted to the first guide wall that extends into the feed path, wherein the first roller is to rotate about a first axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the feed path,
- wherein the first roller is rotationally coupled to a first shaft extending from the first guide wall, wherein the first shaft comprises a plurality of axially extending collets.
A feed tray for a printer, the feed tray comprising:
- a support surface to support print media;
- and
- a plurality of guide walls coupled to the support surface, wherein the support surface and the guide walls define a feed path for the print media into the printer, wherein each guide wall is movable along the support surface in a direction that is perpendicular to the feed path,
- wherein each guide wall includes a fill indicator comprising a roller mounted to a shaft extending from the corresponding guide wall along an axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the feed path,
- wherein each roller is to rotate about the corresponding axis of rotation, and
- wherein each shaft comprises a plurality of axially extending collets.
A printer, comprising:
- an outer housing;
- and
- a feed tray comprising:
- a proximal end rotatably coupled to the outer housing;
- a distal end spaced from the proximal end;
- a support surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end;
- a guide wall coupled to the support surface, wherein the support surface and the guide wall define a feed path for print media to be fed into the printer, wherein the guide wall is movable along the support surface;
- and
- a fill indicator comprising a roller mounted to the guide wall that extends into the feed path, wherein the roller is to rotate about an axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the feed path and is rotationally coupled to a shaft extending from the guide wall, and wherein the shaft comprises a plurality of axially extending collets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.