US Patent Application 18034146. TRAY TO HOLD SHEET MEDIA FOR PRINTING simplified abstract
Contents
TRAY TO HOLD SHEET MEDIA FOR PRINTING
Organization Name
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Inventor(s)
JUAN DAVID Ramos Negron of VANCOUVER WA (US)
EMMA FRANCES Kelp-stebbings of VANCOUVER WA (US)
TRAY TO HOLD SHEET MEDIA FOR PRINTING - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18034146 titled 'TRAY TO HOLD SHEET MEDIA FOR PRINTING
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a tray designed to hold sheets of media for printing purposes.
- The tray includes a movable support that can hold a stack of media sheets.
- There is a barrier located near the downstream end of the support.
- The barrier can be moved between a closed position, where it blocks the downstream end of the stack, and an open position, where it does not block the downstream end.
- An actuator is included to move the barrier from the closed position to the open position.
- The purpose of this design is to provide a convenient way to access and remove sheets from the stack without disrupting the rest of the stack.
Original Abstract Submitted
In one example, a tray to hold sheet media for printing includes: a movable support to support a downstream part of a stack of media sheets in the tray; a barrier near a downstream end of the support, the barrier movable between a closed position in which, when a stack of media sheets is on the support, the barrier blocks a downstream end of the stack and an open position in which, when a stack of media sheets is on the support, the barrier does not block a downstream end of at least part of the stack; and an actuator configured to move the barrier from the closed position to the open position.
