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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
May. 04, 2017
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Michael John Wilsher, Herts, GB;
Sebastián Rodrigo de Echaniz, Milton Keynes, GB;
Benjamin Thomas Thurnell, Hertfordshire, GB;
Paul Simon Golding, Hertford, GB;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
An image rendering apparatus and method of operating a center tray of an image rendering apparatus. The image rendering apparatus includes a cavity, and a center tray having a home position located within the cavity and a retrieval position located outside the cavity. The image rendering apparatus further includes a retraction mechanism that is attached to the center tray and an interior wall of the cavity. The retraction mechanism is configured to allow for the extension of the center tray from the home position to the retrieval position, and from the retrieval position to the home position.