Apparatus and method of determining a media level in a supply tray
US5622364A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1311
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and method is provided for determining a relative vertical position of a media sheet within a supply tray by sensing a picked sheet traveling through a media path, and therefrom determining time and/or distance traveled by the picked sheet. The vertical position of the media sheet within the supply tray is translated into a relative media level in the supply tray.
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