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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2006
Franklin Joseph Palumbo, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Darin M. Gettelfinger, Lexington, KY (US);
Paul Douglas Horrall, Lexington, KY (US);
Reginald Keith Bethel, Lexington, KY (US);
David Anthony Schneider, Lexington, KY (US);
Franklin Joseph Palumbo, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Darin M. Gettelfinger, Lexington, KY (US);
Paul Douglas Horrall, Lexington, KY (US);
Reginald Keith Bethel, Lexington, KY (US);
David Anthony Schneider, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
An image forming device includes a body having a top, a bottom, a front and a back. In one embodiment, a plurality of horizontally-aligned imaging units, each comprising a photoconductive member, transfer toner images to an intermediate transfer mechanism located below the plurality of imaging units. A pick mechanism may pick media sheets from a media input tray and feeds the media towards the front of the body. For duplex printing, the media sheets may travel along a duplex path that extends along the front of the body. In one embodiment, an access door at the front of the body pivots between a closed position and an open position. In the open position, a user may gain access to both media paths.