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US 7,431,447 B2Granted
Imaging apparatus access door
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorJulie B. Jensen
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an imaging apparatus that includes an access door for reducing clearance space requirements.
Claims13
A method of accessing an interior portion of an imaging apparatus, said interior portion defined by a housing, said method comprising:
- providing a first panel hingedly attached to said imaging apparatus housing;
- providing a second panel hingedly attached to said first panel;
- folding said second panel towards said first panel;
- and
- after said folding said second panel, folding said first panel towards said housing, thereby providing access to said interior portion.
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A method of accessing an interior portion of an imaging apparatus, said interior portion defined by a housing, said method comprising:
- providing a plurality of panels comprising:
- a first panel hingedly attached to said imaging apparatus housing about a first pivot axis;
- and
- a second panel hingedly attached to said first panel about a second pivot axis, each of the plurality of panels having a length perpendicular to the first axis, the plurality of panels defining a cover having an overall cover length perpendicular to the first pivot axis;
- and
- folding said plurality of panels to provide access to said interior portion, wherein prior to said folding, the cover length is substantially equal to a sum of the lengths of each of the plurality of panels and wherein after said folding, the cover length is less than the sum of the lengths of each of the plurality of panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.