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US 7,852,526 B2Granted
Separator
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJiangxiao Mo, Kelly A. Brock, Stephen Tse Deng
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a sheet separator includes a bias that resiliently biases a first sheet engaging surface in a direction away from a second surface, wherein the second surface engages the edge of sheets upon movement of the first surface. In one embodiment, a method applies opposite forces to a stack of sheets, wherein one of the opposite forces varies based upon a characteristic of the sheets.
Claims18
A separator comprising:
- a first surface configured to engage edges of sheets;
- a second surface configured to engage the edges of sheets upon movement of the first surface;
- and
- a bias coupled to the first surface and configured to resiliently bias the first surface in a direction away from the second surface.
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An imaging device comprising:
- a media interaction device;
- and
- a separator configured to separate sheets prior to movement of one of the sheets to the media interaction device, the separator comprising:
- a first surface configured to engage edges of sheets;
- a second surface configured to engage the edges of sheets upon movement of the first surface;
- and
- a bias coupled to the first surface and configured to resiliently bias the first surface in a direction away from the second surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.