Swing arm transmission for driving sheet feed mechanism of a printing device media input tray
US6170348A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/19367
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transmission for transmitting power from a printing device drive to drive a media pick roller to pick individual sheets of print media from a supply tray through the printing device without the necessity of requiring a separate pick roller motor and controls. The transmission uses a sun gear and a planet gear with a cam track and follower to move the planet gear into and out of driving relationship with the pick roller.
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