Print media input device
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsKeith Hoene, Robert Sesek
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a print media input device. In one embodiment, the input device comprises a housing that defines an interior compartment that includes a storage compartment in which print media can be stored, and at least one lifting tray that is adapted to support print media that are to be fed to another device. In another embodiment, the input device comprises a housing that defines an interior space, a first lifting tray adapted to store print media, and a second lifting tray adapted to feed print media to another device, wherein the first and second lifting trays can be vertically displaced both independently and in unison.
Claims18
A print media input device, comprising:
- a housing that defines an interior space;
- a first lifting tray adapted to store print media;
- a second lifting tray adapted to feed print media to another device;
- a media guide that is adapted to be placed against a stack of print media that is at least supported by the second lifting tray, wherein the media guide indicates a size of the print media;
- and
- wherein the first and second lifting trays can be vertically displaced both independently and in unison.
A print media input device, comprising:
- an outer housing that defines an interior space;
- and
- a pull-out drawer that is slidable in and out of the interior space, the drawer supporting first and second lifting trays, the first lifting tray being adapted to store print media and the second lifting tray being adapted to feed print media to another device, the pull-out drawer also comprising a media guide that is adapted to be placed against a stack of print media that is at least supported by the second lifting tray, wherein the media guide indicates a size of the print media.
A method for operating a print media input device, comprising the steps of:
- supporting print media with at least one of two lifting trays contained within the input device;
- placing a media guide of the input device adjacent the print media;
- and
- controlling displacement of the two lifting trays depending upon the position of the media guide, wherein only one lifting tray is displaced when the media guide is in a first position and both lifting trays are displaced in unison when the media guide is in a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.