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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2016
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Philip David Jones, Lexington, KY (US);
Robert Alan Pemberton, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
An imaging device having a door-actuated feed roll separator mechanism. A pair of opposed panels of a frame of the imaging device are positioned parallel to a media path. A feed roll pair in the media path has a drive roll fixedly and rotatably mounted between the panels and a backup roll mounted to a pair of release assemblies that are slidably mounted to the panels. Biasing members bias the backup roll into contact with the drive roll forming a feed nip. A door pivotally mounted along a bottom end to the frame substantially covers the media path. A pair of tethers connect the pair of release assemblies to the door. With the door lowered, its weight applies a release force to the backup roll separating it from the drive roll to allow for easier removal of a media sheet jammed in the feed nip.