Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Xiao-Hua Zhou

Song Zhang

De-Ming Xu

The disclosure relates to a scantling unit () comprising an interlocking assembly (). The interlocking assembly () comprises; an interlock arm () pivotably connected to a scanner base of the scanning unit () and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position; and a biasing mechanism, for biasing the interlock arm toward the locked position, A combo gear () of the scanning unit () is locked by the interlocking assembly (), thereby being prevented from, rotating, before a scan bar driver gear () of the scanning unit () engages with the combo gear () of the scanning unit ().

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Shanghai, China

Xiao-Hua Zhou