Media stops

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11072509-B2
Application number	US-201716634961-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 31, 2017
Priority date	Jul 31, 2017
Publication date	Jul 27, 2021
Grant date	Jul 27, 2021

Abstract

An example apparatus includes a media receiving portion having a leading edge receiving region and a trailing edge receiving region for receiving media traveling onto the media receiving portion in a direction from the trailing edge receiving portion the leading edge receiving portion. The example apparatus further includes a leading edge stop coupled to the media receiving portion at the leading edge receiving portion. The leading edge stop is resiliently coupled to the media receiving portion to bias against movement of the leading edge stop from a resting position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a media receiving portion having a leading edge receiving region and a trailing edge receiving region for receiving media traveling onto the media receiving portion in a direction from the trailing edge receiving region to the leading edge receiving region; and
a leading edge stop pivotally coupled to the media receiving portion at the leading edge receiving region,
wherein the leading edge stop is resiliently biased against movement from a resting position, and further comprising
a resilience arrangement to resiliently bias the leading edge stop against movement relative to the media receiving portion,
wherein the resilience arrangement is to bias the leading edge stop in a first direction to rotate the leading edge stop in a second direction opposite the first direction,
wherein the first direction is in the direction from the trailing edge receiving region to the leading edge receiving region.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the resilience arrangement includes a compression spring.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the leading edge stop is pivotally coupled to the media receiving portion at a pivot point to allow the leading edge stop to pivot relative to the media receiving portion, and wherein the resilience arrangement provides biasing against pivoting of the leading edge stop about the pivot point.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the leading edge stop is foldable to an inactive position such that the leading edge stop does not extend above the leading edge receiving region of the media receiving portion.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the leading edge stop is selectively positionable to one of at least two positions, each of the at least two positions corresponding to a different media size.

6. A method, comprising:
pivotally coupling a leading edge stop to a media receiving tray; and
resiliently biasing the leading edge stop with a resilient member, including urging the leading edge stop toward a resting position with the resilient member when the leading edge stop is moved relative to the media receiving tray,
wherein resiliently biasing the leading edge stop includes biasing the leading edge stop in a first direction to rotate the leading edge stop in a second direction opposite the first direction,
wherein the first direction is a direction in which the media receiving tray is to receive media.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the leading edge stop is pivotally coupled to the media receiving tray at a pivot point, and wherein urging the leading edge stop toward the resting position includes pivoting the leading edge stop about the pivot point.

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Development Co

Inventors

• Lo Kevin
• Fredrickson Daniel
• Roels Tim
• Buchholtz Brett Thomas
• Brown Steven
• Cantrell Hunter Dane

Classifications

• B41L43/12

  and stapling · CPC title

• B65H2404/74

  Guiding means · CPC title

• B65H31/02 Primary

  with stationary end support against which pile accumulates · CPC title

• B65H2404/7412

  retractable · CPC title

• B65H2404/7414

  pivotable · CPC title