Translatable media stack height sensor assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9400173
APP PUB NO 20150102085A1
SERIAL NO

14055377

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A translatable media height sensor assembly for measuring a media stack in an imaging forming device. The assembly includes a support and drive and insertion assemblies mounted thereon. Insertion assembly includes a translatable plunger having mounted thereon a sensor and a translatable probe. At a home position, the sensor is actuated by a flag on the support placing sensor output in a first state. During measurement, drive assembly translates insertion assembly toward a media stack and the sensor output changes to a second state and a counter is started. The probe initially encounters the media stack and stops while plunger continues to translate. As the plunger reaches the media stack, the probe engages the sensor causing the sensor output to again change state and stops the counter. The insertion assembly retracts back to the home position where the flag actuates the sensor causing the sensor output to change state.

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CHINA CITIC BANK CORPORATION LIMITED GUANGZHOU BRANCH AS COLLATERAL AGENTCITIC PLAZA NO 233 NORTH TIAN HE ROAD TIAN HE DISTRICT FLOOR 48-50 GUANGZHOU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Balili, Dale Bryan Cuesta Danao, PH 3 20
Caneza, Michael Villanueva Cordova, PH 3 26
Pantonial, Roel Firmeza Cebu, PH 7 41
Pia, Jake Tia Liloan, PH 4 22
Rodriguez, Marvin Aliviado Talisay, PH 6 28
Spitz, Donald Norman Lexington, US 12 96

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