| US 7,540,491 B2 | ||
| Automatic, lockable, engageable and disengageable media tray | ||
| Raymond C Sherman, Camas, Wash. (US); Luke Sosnowski, Camas, Wash. (US); and Louis Barinaga, Vancouver, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 01, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/142,655. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0285447 A1, Dec. 21, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65H 1/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 271—127 [271/126; 74/149; 192/215] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A media handling system, comprising:
a media pick assembly including a pick motor and an idler gear driven by the pick motor;
a movable media tray selectively operated by the pick motor of the media pick assembly via a media idler gear mounted on a
pin for rotation about an axis of the pin; and
a media tray lock having a first end engaged in direct physical contact with the idler gear of the media pick assembly and
a second end selectively engaged in direct physical contact and disengaged from direct physical contact with the media idler
gear,
wherein the media tray lock locks the media tray from operation by the pick motor when the second end of the media tray lock
is engaged in direct physical contact with the media idler gear.
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