发明名称 |
Methods and Devices for Detecting the Absence of A Media Sheet Within An Image Forming Device |
摘要 |
The present application is dieted to methods and devices for determining the absence of media sheets within an image forming device. In one embodiment, a support section configured to hold a stack of media sheets is positioned in an input area of the image forming device. A pick mechanism is positioned to contact a top-most sheet in the support section. The pick mechanism may include a pick motor and a pick roller. A sensor roller may fee positioned to contact the top-most media sheet at a position spaced away from the pick roller. A controller may determine the absence of a media sheet based on the movement of the sensor roller after a predetermined movement of the pick motor.
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申请公布号 |
US2008267639(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.10.30 |
申请号 |
US20070741788 |
申请日期 |
2007.04.30 |
申请人 |
TOTSUKA KENJI;SPICER JOHN;PALUMBO FRANKLIN JOSEPH |
发明人 |
TOTSUKA KENJI;SPICER JOHN;PALUMBO FRANKLIN JOSEPH |
分类号 |
G03G15/00 |
主分类号 |
G03G15/00 |
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