Integrated media input tray with manual feeder
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Carter, Phill Cole, Niko Murrell, Edward Triplett
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Abstract
An image forming device having a body that receives a removable media input tray. The media input tray comprises a manual feed section and an input tray section each for feeding a media sheet to an aligner nip. The manual feed section includes a channel through which a user slides a media sheet into a main media path. The input tray section includes a space for holding a stack of media sheets that are individually picked and moved into the main media path.
Claims20
An input device for inputting media sheets into an image forming apparatus, the device comprising:
- an input section having a holding area sized to accommodate a stack of the media sheets;
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- a manual feed section having an elongated channel sized to receive media sheets;
- the input section and the manual feed section being in substantially planar alignment and housed in a single unit removably positioned within the image forming apparatus.
An input device for inputting media sheets into an image forming apparatus, the device comprising:
- an input tray section having a holding area sized to receive media sheets;
- a first media path leading from the holding area to an exit port;
- a manual feed section having a channel that extends from an inlet to the exit port, and
- a second media path leading from the inlet to the exit port;
- the input section and the manual feed section being housed in a single unit removably positioned within the image forming apparatus.
An image forming device comprising:
- a body having a front face
- an image formation section positioned within the body and having a media path;
- an input section removably positioned within the body, the input section having a tray section sized to accommodate a plurality of media sheets in a stacked configuration and a first media path extending between the tray section and an exit port, the input section further having a manual feed section having a channel that extends from an inlet to the exit port;
- the input section being movably positioned within the body between a closed orientation with the exit port aligned with the media path, and an open orientation extending outward from the front face with the tray section accessible.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.