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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Faucher, Escondido, CA (US);
Michael Gustafson, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephan Emmenegger, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/34 ;
Abstract
A transmission for transmitting power from a printing device drive to drive a media pick roller to pick individual sheets of print media from a supply tray through the printing device without the necessity of requiring a separate pick roller motor and controls. The transmission uses a sun gear and a planet gear with a cam track and follower to move the planet gear into and out of driving relationship with the pick roller.