Printer with pivotable chute assembly

A printer having a media path extending there through, the printer comprising:

• a frame;
• a chute assembly received within the frame and pivotable relative to the frame, the chute assembly including:
• a lower chute part pivotable about a first axis, the first axis being fixed relative to the frame;
• and
• an upper chute part pivotally coupled to the lower chute part, the upper chute part being pivotable about a second axis that is fixed relative to the lower chute part;
• wherein the lower chute part and the upper chute part are coupled to one another such that, when the upper chute part pivots about the second axis relative to the lower chute part, the lower chute part automatically pivots about the first axis;
• a cutting assembly adjacent the chute assembly, the cutting assembly including a fixed blade and a moving blade;
• wherein the lower chute part obstructs access to at least a portion of the cutting assembly when the lower chute part is pivoted upward.

A printer having a media path extending there through, the printer comprising:

• a frame;
• a chute assembly received within the frame and pivotable relative to the frame, the chute assembly including:
• a lower chute part pivotable about a first axis, the first axis being fixed relative to the frame;
• and
• an upper chute part pivotally coupled to the lower chute part, the upper chute part being pivotable about a second axis that is fixed relative to the lower chute part;
• wherein the lower chute part and the upper chute part are coupled to one another such that, when the upper chute part pivots about the second axis relative to the lower chute part, the lower chute part automatically pivots about the first axis;
• wherein the lower chute part is biased in a first rotational direction about the first axis to place the chute assembly in a print position and, when the chute assembly is actuated to a service position by pivoting of the upper chute part, a direction of rotation of the upper chute part about the second axis and the lower chute part about the first axis occurs in a second rotational direction that is opposite to the first rotational direction of biasing.

A printer having a media path extending there through, the printer comprising:

• a frame;
• a chute assembly received within the frame and pivotable relative to the frame, the chute assembly including:
• a lower chute part pivotable about a first axis, the first axis being fixed relative to the frame;
• and
• an upper chute part pivotally coupled to the lower chute part, the upper chute part being pivotable about a second axis that is fixed relative to the lower chute part;
• wherein the lower chute part and the upper chute part are coupled to one another such that, when the upper chute part pivots about the second axis relative to the lower chute part, the lower chute part automatically pivots about the first axis;
• a housing including at least one door that provides access to internal components of the printer including the chute assembly and wherein the door and at least one of the upper chute part and the lower chute part have profiled surfaces for engagement with one another such that, if the chute assembly is in a service position and the door of the housing is closed, an engagement of the profiled surfaces of the door and the at least one of the upper chute part and the lower chute part will cause the upper chute part and the lower chute part to be rotated so as to place the chute assembly in a print position.