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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
Paul Ian Mackey, Balmain, AU;
Arnold Peregrino, Balmain, AU;
Dan Baterna, Jr., Balmain, AU;
David William Jensen, Balmain, AU;
Attila Bertok, Balmain, AU;
Makomo Tsubono, Balmain, AU;
Paul Ian Mackey, Balmain, AU;
Arnold Peregrino, Balmain, AU;
Dan Baterna, Jr., Balmain, AU;
David William Jensen, Balmain, AU;
Attila Bertok, Balmain, AU;
Makomo Tsubono, Balmain, AU;
Zamtec Ltd, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A media clearance mechanism for a printer, the media clearance mechanism having a door hingedly mounted to a body of the printer which can be opened to expose a media width of a media path to a media width printhead of the printer; a media diverter mounted to the door such that when the door is in a closed position the door and the diverter define guiding portions of the path, the diverter being pivotally mounted to the door so that the diverter pivots out of the way upon opening of the door; and a displacement mechanism configured to retract the diverter with the opening movement of the door and to reposition the diverter for media guiding with the closing movement of the door.