Hewlett-packard Company

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Mike H Okamura

James J Girard

David B Larson

Michael B Lloyd

Julie A Jenson

Printer

Various embodiments of an ejection apparatus and methods are provided. In one representative embodiment an ejection apparatus includes a bar movable along a first axis and a carriage movable along a second axis which is distinct from the first axis. The bar which has an edge oriented along an angular position between the first axis and the second axis, is in physical communication with the carriage such that movement of the bar along the first axis causes movement of the carriage along the second axis.

Ejection apparatus and method

Document printer

A control panel that includes printed information cards used in conjunction with status indicators to give the user detailed information about printer operations. The invented control panel includes a series of status indicators, such as the indicator lights used on low cost printers, and a corresponding series of card holders. Each card holder is linked to one of the status indicators by, for example, positioning each card holder immediately adjacent to the corresponding status indicator. One or more information cards are attached to each card holder. Where more than one information card is used with a single card holder, each card is, preferably, swing mounted to the card holder so that the user can flip through the cards to view pertinent information.

Control panel for an image forming device

Printer stand

A printer comprising a housing, an opening in the housing sized to receive a stack of items of printable media therethrough, an abutment inside the housing, below the opening, supporting the stack of paper, and a door pivotally supported by the housing relative to the opening and movable between a closed position, and an open position.

Printer including an opening receiving a stack of printable media

Adjustable display panel for electrophotographic printers

A laser printer includes a cover with a top surface and an adjoining wall having an inlet opening for single-fed sheets. A receptacle is positioned beneath the cover for receiving a toner supply and is positioned adjacent the adjoining wall. A toner loader door encloses the receptacle and includes a first portion which mates with the cover's top surface and a second portion that abuts the adjoining wall. The first and second portions meet at point of joinder to form an L-shape. The second portion of the toner loader door is pivotally mounted to the adjoining wall and enables the toner loader door to pivot between an open position and a closed position. A sheet feed mechanism is positioned adjacent the wall and feeds sheets through the inlet opening. The sheet feed mechanism is pivotally mounted to the printer by a spring biased pivot which forces the sheet feed mechanism against the toner loader door so as to maintain it in a closed position. The sheet feed mechanism is hand pivotable away from the wall to allow the cover to be pivoted to the open position, where the point of joinder and the sheet feed mechanism interact to maintain the toner loader door in the open position.

Printer with improved toner loader door

An overlay is described for a keyboard wherein the keyboard includes a plurality of convex, depressible keys that extend above openings in a panel surface, each key having an associated function indication. The overlay comprising a molded plastic, planar member sized to cover substantially the extent of the keyboard, and having both keyboard and user sides. The keyboard side exhibits a plurality of waffle-like convex chambers created by orthogonal intersecting walls, each convex chamber surrounding a corresponding key and having a resilient ceiling member positioned over the key. When the resilient ceiling member is depressed by a user, the underlying key is likewise depressed and actuated. The user side of selected ones of resilient ceiling members, indicate modified key functions.

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Boise, ID, United States of America

Mike H Okamura