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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Inventor:
William M. Connors, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 1/10 (2006.01); E05F 5/08 (2006.01); F16H 19/04 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); A47B 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 1/1083 (2013.01); A47B 43/00 (2013.01); E05F 1/1058 (2013.01); E05F 5/08 (2013.01); F16H 19/04 (2013.01); G03G 21/1633 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01); F16F 2230/007 (2013.01); F16F 2230/0011 (2013.01); F16F 2232/06 (2013.01); G03G 2221/169 (2013.01);
Abstract
A counterbalance dampener disposed between a printer chassis and the automatic duplexer unit includes a pair of support links pivotably connected at distal ends to the chassis and the automatic duplexer unit. A pinion disposed at the distal end of the support link connected to the automatic duplexer unit rotates when the automatic duplexer unit descends into an open configuration. The pinion is in communication with a rack that translates linearly to compress a spring which provides a countering force to slow the descent of the automatic duplexer unit.