Print media output receptacle rail support and drive system

Details Print media output receptacle rail support and drive system Print media output receptacle rail support and drive system

2005-02-01

2005-02-01

Tran, Hoan (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Having particular structure

C399S405000, C399S407000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06850720

ABSTRACT:
A rail support for a print media output receptacle, such as a paper tray, and a drive system for moving a print media output receptacle. In one embodiment, a frame for supporting a print media output receptacle includes a top, a bottom opposite the top and parallel side rails extending between the top and the bottom. The rails are configured to guide movement of the media output receptacle. In another embodiment, a print media output device includes a frame, a pair of vertically oriented rails disposed parallel to and opposite one another, each rail defining one side of the frame, a reversing motor supported by the frame, and a horizontally oriented output receptacle operatively coupled to the motor. The receptacle extends between and is mounted to the rails for movement thereon up and down at the urging of the motor.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5384634 (1995-01-01), Takehara et al.
patent: 5722030 (1998-02-01), Kato
patent: 5742890 (1998-04-01), Kato et al.
patent: 6041214 (2000-03-01), Fujikura et al.

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