Apparatus and method of determining a media level in a supply tr

Details Apparatus and method of determining a media level in a supply tr Apparatus and method of determining a media level in a supply tr

1996-03-27

1997-04-22

Milef, Boris

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding

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271110, 27125801, 27125804, B65H 702, B65H 306

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056223641

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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