Xerox Corporation

Paul Gregory Van Gasse

Carl Thomas Urban

Brent Rodney Jones

Trevor James Snyder

Todd D Smith

Edward Francis Burress

Timothy L Crawford

Michael E Jones

Isaac S Frazier

Joseph Lawson

Ngoc-Diep Nguyen

Michael Edward Norkitis

Mark Harris Tennant

Paul Woodward

Aaron L Boyce

Martin Scott Walsh

Katie Maria Teslow

John E Fanning

A printer architecture that enables a printer (or other media processing device) with an elongate foot print to be configured with media input and operator controls oriented at either a narrow end or a wide side thereof, that surface becoming the 'front' of the unit. Controls and/or display(s) are mounted such that either the end or side orientation can be accommodated. The media input tray includes a separate assembly so that selection of the tray with access to end or side complements the user control panel in establishing the front of the machine. The combination of control/display mounting and oriented media tray structure integration with the print engine to establish which of the printer surfaces is considered the front allows for multiple orientations of the printer and greater flexibility to the customer.

Printer architecture enabling narrow or wide front facing orientation

In one embodiment, a method of operating a permanent magnet direct current (PMDC) motor in a printer has been developed. The method includes identifying that a temperature of the PMDC motor exceeds an operating temperature of the motor without the use of a direct temperature sensor. The PMDC motor operates at a reduced printing rate to prevent the motor from overheating.

Indirect temperature monitoring for thermal control of a motor in a printer

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Paul Gregory Van Gasse