Edge Guide Adjustment System
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorsMark Joseph Edwards, John Paul NeCamp
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Abstract
The invention describes a method and system for correct positioning of a plurality of edge guides of a media source assembly. The system senses the proximity of documents with the plurality of edge guides by employing one or more sensors. Based on the sensed proximity, the one or more sensors provide notifications to the user through one or more indicators.
Claims19
A media source assembly in an image forming device comprising:
- an input media tray to receive one or more documents;
- a plurality of edge guides coupled to the input media tray, the plurality of edge guides comprising:
- one or more first edge sensors for sensing proximity of the one or more documents to a corresponding first edge guide of the plurality of edge guides;
- one or more second edge sensors for sensing proximity of the one or more documents to a corresponding second edge guide of the plurality of edge guides, wherein the one or more first edge sensors and the one or more second edge sensors provide one or more feedback signals;
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- an indicator coupled to at least one of the one or more first edge sensors and the one or more second edge sensors for indicating to a user a placement of the one or more documents in the input media tray.
An image forming device comprising:
- an input media tray for receiving one or more documents;
- a plurality of edge guides for guiding the one or more documents in the input media tray, the plurality of edge guides comprising:
- one or more first edge sensors for sensing proximity of the one or more documents to a first edge guide of the plurality of edge guides;
- one or more second edge sensors for sensing proximity of the one or more documents to a second edge guide of the plurality of edge guides;
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- a notification mechanism for generating at least one notification, the notification mechanism being coupled to the one or more first edge sensors and the one or more second edge sensors, wherein the at least one notification is generated based on one or more feedback signals received from at least one of the one or more first edge sensors and the one or more second edge sensors for indicating a placement of at least one of the plurality of edge guides relative to the one or more documents in the input media tray.
A method for positioning an edge guide of a media source assembly of an image forming device, the method comprising:
- sensing a proximity between one or more documents and at least one edge guide;
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- notifying a user in response to the sensed proximity when the one or more documents in an input media tray and the at least one edge guide are within a predetermined distance from each other.
A computer program product for use with a processor in an image forming device having an input media tray, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein which, when executed by the processor, causes the image forming device to perform:
- sensing a proximity of one or more documents in the input media tray to at least one edge guide;
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- notifying a user in response to the sensed proximity when the at least one edge guide is positioned substantially against one or more documents in the input media tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.