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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges, Versailles, KY (US);
Larry Steven Foster, Lexington, KY (US);
William Paul Cook, Lexington, KY (US);
Michael Hayes Wilson, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeffrey Lawrence Tonges, Versailles, KY (US);
Larry Steven Foster, Lexington, KY (US);
William Paul Cook, Lexington, KY (US);
Michael Hayes Wilson, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
The present application is directed to methods and devices for moving a cartridge between engaged and disengaged positions in an image forming device. The image forming device may include a bias control arm movable between first and second positions. When the bias control arm is in one of the first and second positions, a biasing force on the cartridge is reduced and the cartridge moves to the disengaged position. When the bias control arm is in the other of the first and second positions, a biasing force on the cartridge is increased and the cartridge is moved to the engaged position. In one embodiment, the bias control arm moves in a first direction, and the cartridge moves in a second direction different than the first direction.