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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2004
Mahesan Chelvayohan, Lexington, KY (US);
Brian Dale Cook, Nicholvasville, KY (US);
Timothy Lorn Howard, Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Matthew Johnson, Georgetown, KY (US);
William Scott Klein, Richmond, KY (US);
Michael William Lawrence, Lexington, KY (US);
Mahesan Chelvayohan, Lexington, KY (US);
Brian Dale Cook, Nicholvasville, KY (US);
Timothy Lorn Howard, Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Matthew Johnson, Georgetown, KY (US);
William Scott Klein, Richmond, KY (US);
Michael William Lawrence, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes a printing mechanism having a media path. A print media source is provided for supplying a sheet of print media to the printing mechanism. A drive unit is provided, with a drive shaft coupled to the drive unit. A media sensor device is mounted to the drive shaft, wherein as the drive shaft is rotated in a first direction the media sensor device is moved from a first position that is out of the media path to a second position that is in the media path for sensing the sheet of print media. As the drive shaft is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction the media sensor device is moved from the second position that is in the media path for sensing the sheet of print media to the first position that is out of the media path.