Method and apparatus for feeding a document to a device
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsCharles Morton, Christa Ferguson
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Abstract
A document feeding apparatus includes a chassis having a plurality of side surfaces and a substantially level upper surface. A feed mechanism is mounted in the chassis. A document entrance passageway is defined by the chassis and substantially enclosed by the chassis, the document entrance passageway positioned adjacent the feed mechanism and including a document entrance on one of the plurality of side surfaces. A document exit passageway is defined by the chassis and substantially enclosed by the chassis, the document exit passageway positioned adjacent the feed mechanism and including a document exit on one of the plurality of side surfaces.
Claims24
A document feeding apparatus comprising:
- a chassis including a plurality of side surfaces and a substantially level upper surface;
- a feed mechanism mounted in the chassis;
- a document entrance passageway defined by the chassis and substantially enclosed by the chassis, the document entrance passageway positioned adjacent the feed mechanism and including a document entrance positioned on one of the plurality of side surfaces;
- a document exit passageway defined by the chassis and substantially enclosed by the chassis, the document exit passageway positioned adjacent the feed mechanism and including a document exit positioned on one of the plurality of side surfaces.
A printing device comprising:
- a chassis including a top cover having a plurality of side surfaces and a substantially level upper surface;
- a servicing component on the top cover, the servicing component moveably coupled to the chassis;
- a feed mechanism positioned in the chassis and adjacent the top cover;
- a document entrance passageway defined by the top cover and positioned adjacent the feed mechanism, the document entrance passageway including a document entrance positioned on one of the plurality of side surfaces;
- a document exit passageway defined by the top cover and positioned adjacent the feed mechanism, the document exit passageway including a document exit positioned on one of the plurality of side surfaces.
An information handling system comprising:
- a microprocessor;
- a printing device coupled to the microprocessor, the printing device comprising:
- a chassis including a top cover having a plurality of side surfaces and a substantially level upper surface;
- a servicing component on the top cover, the servicing component pivotally coupled to the chassis;
- a feed mechanism positioned in the chassis and adjacent the top cover;
- a document entrance passageway defined by and substantially enclosed by the top cover and positioned adjacent the feed mechanism, the document entrance passageway including a document entrance on one of the plurality of side surfaces;
- a document exit passageway defined by and substantially enclosed by the top cover and positioned adjacent the feed mechanism, the document exit passageway including a document exit on one of the plurality of side surfaces.
A document feeding apparatus comprising:
- a chassis having a plurality of external surfaces including a planar top surface;
- a feed mechanism mounted in the chassis;
- a document entrance provided in one of the surfaces other than the planar top surface;
- a document entrance passageway extending from the document entrance to the feed mechanism and having a width substantially equivalent to the document entrance;
- a document exit provided in one of the surfaces other than the planar top surface;
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- the document exit and having a width substantially equivalent to the document exit.
A method or feeding a document to a device comprising:
- providing a chassis, the chassis including a plurality of side surfaces and a substantially level upper surface;
- defining and substantially enclosing a document entrance passageway by the chassis, the document entrance passageway including an document entrance on one of the side surfaces;
- defining and substantially enclosing a document exit passageway in the chassis, the document exit passageway including a document exit on one of the side surfaces;
- feeding a document to a device through the document entrance on the document entrance passageway;
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- retrieving the document from the device through the document exit on the document exit passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.