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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2015
Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Albert Estella, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Diego Lopez Ubieto, Sant Cugat del Valles, ES;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus () for a large format printer () to support a spindle () of a roll of media comprises at least one supporting member () to support the weight of the spindle () when the spindle is loaded into the apparatus (). The apparatus also comprises a cradle () to support the spindle () as it is loaded onto or unloaded from the at least one supporting member (). The cradle () is moveable between a first position to receive the spindle () and a second position when the spindle is supported by the at least one supporting member (). The apparatus also comprises a shock absorbing member () in contact with the cradle (). The cradle moves between the first and second positions as the spindle () is loaded into the apparatus () and the shock absorbing member () absorbs kinetic energy of the cradle () as it moves from the first position to the second position.