Image forming device having a door assembly and method of use

An image forming device comprising:

• a body;
• a first developer member and a second developer member each positioned within the body;
• a first frame having a first end and a second end;
• a first pivot adjacent to the first end that connects the first frame to the body, the first frame being relatively positionable between a first orientation with the second end distanced from the body, and a second orientation with the second end in proximity to the body;
• a second frame having a first photoconductive member and a second photoconductive member;
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• a second pivot that connects the second frame to the first frame and causing the second frame to pivot separately from the first frame and positioning the first photoconductive member in contact with the first developer roll and the second photoconductive member in contact with the second developer roll when the first frame is in the second orientation.

An image forming device comprising:

• a body;
• a plurality of developer members mounted to the body;
• a first frame pivotally mounted to the body at a first pivot and positionable between an open orientation positioned away from the body and a closed orientation positioned in proximity to the body;
• a second frame pivotally connected to the first frame at a second pivot and further comprising a plurality of photoconductive members that each align to a corresponding one of the plurality of developer members when the first frame is in the closed orientation, the second frame further having an alignment edge;
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• a contour surface within the body, the contour surface being contacted by the alignment edge as the first frame moves from the open orientation to the closed orientation and having a curved shape equal to a radius formed by a line with a length equal to a distance between the first pivot and the second pivot.

An image forming device comprising:

• a body having a contour surface;
• a first frame having a first end and a second end;
• a first pivot adjacent to the first end that connects the first frame to the body;
• a second frame having an alignment edge;
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• a second pivot that connects the second frame to the first frame and causing the second frame to pivot separately from the first frame;
• the first frame being relatively positionable between a first orientation with the alignment edge distanced from the contour surface and the second frame positioned relative to the first pivot, and a second orientation with the alignment edge in contact with the contour surface and the second frame positioned relative to the body.

A method of moving a door assembly on an image forming device, the method comprising the steps of:

• moving a door assembly from an open orientation to an intermediate orientation in a first travel path defined by a first pivot, the door assembly comprising a first frame attached to a body at the first pivot, and a second frame attached to the first frame at a second pivot;
• contacting the second frame with a contour surface in the body as the door assembly moves from the intermediate orientation to a closed orientation;
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• moving the door assembly from the intermediate orientation to the closed orientation and moving the first frame in the first travel path defined by the first pivot and moving the second frame in a second travel path defined by the contour surface.

A method of moving a door assembly on an image forming device, the method comprising the steps of:

• positioning a first developer member and a second developer member in a body;
• attaching a first photoconductive member and a second photoconductive member to a second frame;
• moving a door assembly with a first movement type from an open orientation to an intermediate orientation, the door assembly comprising a first frame and the second frame;
• contacting the second frame against the body as the door assembly moves to the intermediate orientation;
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• moving the door assembly to a closed orientation with the first frame moving with a first movement type and the second frame moving in a second movement type different from the first movement type.

A method of moving a door assembly within an image forming device, the door assembly comprising a first frame pivotally attached to a main body at a first pivot and a second frame pivotally attached to the first frame at a second pivot, the method comprising the steps of:

• moving a door assembly from a first orientation to a second orientation and moving a distal point on a second frame a greater distance than a proximal point;
• contacting a contact point on the second frame with a contour surface on the main body at the second orientation;
• moving the door assembly from the second orientation to a third orientation and sliding the contact point along the contour surface;
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• moving the distal point and the proximal point an equal distance when moving the door assembly from the second orientation to the third orientation.