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US 2025/0144948 A1Published application
Media Support Within A Media Processing Device
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsJames Lucas, Matthew D. Corvese, Anthony Ross Helberg
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention includes a media processing device comprising: a housing; a media bay within the housing, the media bay configured to receive media; a media centering assembly within the media bay, the media centering assembly comprising: a first support; and a first strut attached to the first support, wherein the first strut is configured to stabilize the first support via contact between a ground strip and the first strut.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- forming a media bay within a housing of a media processing device, the media bay configured to receive media;
- disposing a media centering assembly within the media bay, the media centering assembly including a first support and a first strut slidably engaged with the first support;
- disposing a resilient strip in the media bay;
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- stabilizing the first support within the media bay with the first strut via selective contact of the first strut with the resilient strip, the first strut deforms the resilient strip in response to the first strut contacting the resilient strip.
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A method comprising:
- attaching a lid to a housing of a media processing device, the lid movable between an open position and a closed position;
- disposing a resilient strip within the housing of the media processing device;
- disposing a media centering assembly within the housing, the media centering assembly including a first support within a first guide slot, the first support is configured to translate within the first guide slot;
- slidably disposing a first strut slidably within the first support;
- positioning a biasing element between a surface of the first strut and the first support, the biasing element configured to bias the first strut away from the resilient strip;
- in response to the lid being moved to the closed position, forcing the first strut against the resilient strip by the lid;
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- in response to the lid being moved to the open position, forcing the first strut away from the resilient strip by the biasing element.
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A method comprising:
- disposing at least one side support in a media processing device, the at least one side support includes a channel;
- disposing a strut within the channel, the strut being free to translate within the channel and having a strut axis extending along a longest dimension of the strut;
- defining a media spindle on the at least one side support, the media spindle configured to support a media roll, the media spindle aligned with a media axis, wherein the media axis is aligned with a central axis of the media roll, wherein the media axis is substantially perpendicular to the strut axis;
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- biasing the strut to be positioned, along the strut axis by default, in an unlocked position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.