Media stacker to receive media sheets from a system
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Developement Company, L.P.
InventorsDavid Chanclón Fernández, Ricardo Sanchis Estruch, Joan Sanjuán Mercadal, Emilio López Matos, Ignacio De Olazábal Zugasti, Gianni Cessel, Xavier Alonso Becerro
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Abstract
A drawer defines a chamber to receive a media sheet from a system. A moving element is to engage the media sheet as the media sheet is output from the system. The moving element is to slide the media sheet to a target position in the drawer, and the moving element is to disengage from the media sheet once the particular media sheet has reached the target position. A retaining element is to engage the media sheet as the media sheet slides into the drawer.
Claims15
A media stacker comprising:
- a drawer defining a chamber to receive media sheets from a system;
- a moving element to engage a particular media sheet as the particular media sheet is output from the system, the moving element to slide the particular media sheet to a target position in the drawer, and the moving element to disengage from the particular media sheet once the particular media sheet has reached the target position;
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- a retaining element to engage the particular media sheet as the particular media sheet slides into the drawer.
A printer system comprising:
- a printer having an output port through which a printed media sheet is output, wherein the printer has a footprint;
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- a media stacker attached to the printer, wherein the media stacker is arranged to fit within the footprint of the printer, and the media stacker comprises:
- a drawer defining an inner chamber to receive the printed media sheet output by the printer;
- a moving element to engage the printed media sheet as the printed media sheet is output from the printer, the moving element to slide the printed media sheet to a target position in the drawer, and the moving element to disengage from the printed media sheet once the printed media sheet has reached the target position;
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- a retaining element to engage the printed media sheet as the printed media sheet slides into the drawer.
A method comprising:
- providing a drawer that defines a chamber to receive media sheets from a system;
- arranging a moving element in the media stacker, where the moving element engages a particular media sheet as the particular media sheet is output from the system and received in the media stacker, the moving element to slide the particular media sheet to a target position in the drawer, and the moving element to disengage from the particular media sheet once the particular media sheet has reached the target position;
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- arranging a retaining element in the media stacker to engage the particular media sheet as the particular media sheet is guided into the drawer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.