Mechanical architecture for printer trays
US6830401B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J13/106
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer including an input tray including a input print media support surface and an output tray including an output print media support surface separate from the input print media support surface of the input tray, wherein the output tray nests in the input tray or the input tray nests in the output tray when the input tray and the output tray are in the closed position, and wherein the input tray is configured to prevent input print media in the input tray that has not been circulated through the printer from contacting output print media in the output tray that has been circulated through the printer.
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