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US 11,827,480 B2Granted
Automatic document feeder with automated media tray
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRene O. Valenzuela-Rivas, Ryan M. Smith, Ki Jung Han, Michael V. Leman
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Abstract
An automatic document feeder includes a media path to route media through the automatic document feeder, and an automated media tray to receive the media from the media path, with the automated media tray to be positioned based on input of the media to the media path.
Claims16
An automatic document feeder, comprising:
- a media path to route media through the automatic document feeder;
- an automated media tray to receive the media from the media path;
- and
- a pick assembly, wherein the pick assembly is to:
- pick and input the media to the media path;
- position the automated media tray from a closed position to an open position based on input of the media to the media path;
- and
- position the automated media tray from the open position to the closed position based on input of the media to the media path and media in the automated media tray.
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An automatic document feeder, comprising:
- an input tray to support media input to the automatic document feeder;
- an output tray to support media output from the automatic document feeder;
- a media path to route media from the input tray to the output tray;
- and
- a pick assembly, wherein the pick assembly is to:
- pick and input the media to the media path;
- deploy the output tray from a closed position to an open position, based on a pick of media from the input tray;
- and
- stow the output tray from the open position to the closed position, based on the pick of media from the input tray and media in the output tray.
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A method of operating an automatic document feeder, comprising:
- inputting of media to a media path of the automatic document feeder by a pick assembly;
- and
- based on inputting of media to the media path by the pick assembly, the pick assembly further establishing, from a closed position, an open position of an output tray of the automatic document feeder, and
- based on inputting of media to the media path and media in the output tray, the pick assembly further establishing, from the open position, the closed position of the output tray of the automatic document feeder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.