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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2004
Jeffrey L. Tonges, Versailles, KY (US);
Richard G. Boyatt, Iii, Lexington, KY (US);
Daniel L. Carter, Georgetown, KY (US);
Kerry Leland Embry, Midway, KY (US);
Larry Steven Foster, Lexington, KY (US);
Harald Portig, Versailles, KY (US);
David Erwin Rennick, Georgetown, KY (US);
Darren Wayne Tosh, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeffrey L. Tonges, Versailles, KY (US);
Richard G. Boyatt, III, Lexington, KY (US);
Daniel L. Carter, Georgetown, KY (US);
Kerry Leland Embry, Midway, KY (US);
Larry Steven Foster, Lexington, KY (US);
Harald Portig, Versailles, KY (US);
David Erwin Rennick, Georgetown, KY (US);
Darren Wayne Tosh, Lexington, KY (US);
Edward Lynn Triplett, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A door assembly movably positioned to a body of an image forming device. The door assembly includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame is movably attached to the body, and the second frame is movably attached to the first frame. The movable connections between the frames and the main body cause accurate locating of a photoconductive member mounted on the door assembly within the body. In one embodiment, a contour surface within the body contacts the second frame to locate the second frame within the body. Methods of moving the door assembly are also disclosed including moving the door assembly from an open orientation that is spaced from the body, to a closed orientation that is in proximity to the body. The movement of the door assembly causes interaction between the frames and the body to accurately locate the second frame.