Assembly for printer having damped media tray

An assembly of a device, comprising:

• a tray to receive media;
• a drive system to move the tray along a loading direction from a first position to a second position;
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• a damper connected to the drive system for damping movement of the tray in the loading direction, the damper having a first condition translating relative to the drive system such that the tray moves at a first rate in the loading direction, the damper having a second condition fixed in position for rotation by the drive system such that the tray moves at a second rate in the loading direction slower than the first rate.

An assembly of a device, comprising:

• a tray to receive media;
• a drive system to move the tray along a loading direction from a first position to a second position;
• a transmission rotatably coupled to the drive system;
• a damper connected to the drive system by the transmission, the damper including a damper member and a damper gearwheel coupled to the damper member, the damper having a first condition restricting motion of the tray to a first rate in the loading direction and a second condition restricting motion of the tray to a second rate in the loading direction slower than the first rate, the damper gearwheel being rotationally fixed relative to the damper member when the damper is in the first condition, the damper gearwheel being rotatable relative to the damper member when the damper is in the second condition;
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• a housing having an arcuate slot that extends from a first end to a second end and in which the damper member is slidably received, the damper moving from the first end toward the second end when in the first condition and rotating within the second end when in the second condition.