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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2003
Daniel L. Carter, Georgetown, KY (US);
Edward Lawrence Kiely, Lexington, KY (US);
John William Kietzman, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward A. Rush, Richmond, KY (US);
Daniel L. Carter, Georgetown, KY (US);
Edward Lawrence Kiely, Lexington, KY (US);
John William Kietzman, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward A. Rush, Richmond, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a device having an arm and a sensor that can differentiate two events. The arm is pivotally mounted to move in different directions upon the occurrence of different events. A section of the arm includes a trigger section having an unequal distribution of a sensed characteristic. A first event moves the arm in a first direction that is sensed by the sensor in a first manner. A second event moves the arm in a second direction that is sensed by the sensor in a second manner. The sensor signals a controller that oversees the image forming process. Methods of operating the arm and sensor are disclosed for detecting the two separate events, and signaling the controller accordingly.