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US 2020/0031147 A1Published application
Bail control for sheet media
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsLeonard Luke Harpster, Daniel Fredrickson
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Abstract
In one example, a bail system for a sheet media tray includes a bail to apply a force to a sheet in the tray, a bias mechanism to counter the force of the bail on the sheet, and a control mechanism to control the degree to which the bias mechanism counters the force of the bail on the sheet.
Claims15
A bail system for a sheet media tray, comprising:
- a bail to apply a force to a sheet in the tray;
- a bias mechanism to counter the force of the bail on the sheet;
- and
- a control mechanism to control the degree to which the bias mechanism counters the force of the bail on the sheet.
1 more element
A bail system for a sheet media tray, comprising:
- a bail to apply a bail force to a sheet in the tray;
- an axle supporting the bail;
- a spring operatively connected to the axle to torque the axle in a first direction;
- a slot in the bail;
- and
- a pin on the axle in the slot, the axle rotatable in the first direction at the urging of the spring to move the pin to an engaged position in which the pin engages the bail at one end of the slot to counter the bail force with a spring force.
3 more elements
A processor readable medium having instructions thereon to selectively torque a bail axle to vary a bail force applied to sheets in a media tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.