Imaging device with translatable hinge pin
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1. An imaging device, comprising:
- a housing forming an interior, the housing forming an access door opening and a slotted connection on a side of the access door opening;
an access door including;
a door cover;
an arm extending from the door cover; and
a hinge pin extending outwardly at a terminal end of the arm and matingly coupled with the slotted connections, the hinge pin rotatable and translatable along a length of the slotted connections; and
a flap rotatably extendable over the arm.
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Abstract
An imaging device including a housing, an access door, and a flap. The housing forms an interior and forms an access door opening and a slotted connection on a side of the access door opening. The access door includes a door cover, an arm extending from the door cover, and a hinge pin. The hinge pin extends outwardly at a terminal end of the arm and matingly couples with the slotted connection. The hinge pin rotates and translates along a length of the slotted connection. The flap is rotatably extendable over the arm.
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19 Claims
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1. An imaging device, comprising:
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a housing forming an interior, the housing forming an access door opening and a slotted connection on a side of the access door opening; an access door including; a door cover; an arm extending from the door cover; and a hinge pin extending outwardly at a terminal end of the arm and matingly coupled with the slotted connections, the hinge pin rotatable and translatable along a length of the slotted connections; and a flap rotatably extendable over the arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An imaging device, comprising:
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a housing having a top, a bottom, and sides defining an interior of the housing, an opening formed on the top and a recess adjacent to the opening; a door coupled to the housing, the door extending across the opening in a closed position, the door including a door cover and a pair of arms extending away from the door cover, a hinge pin extending from each of the arms to slidably and rotatably move within slots in the housing; a control panel rotatably disposed in the recess; and a flap rotatably coupled to the housing, the flap having a first axis of rotation perpendicular with the slots, the flap extendable across a width of the opening between the door cover and the control panel; wherein top surfaces of the control panel and the door cover are movable toward each other. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of accessing an interior of an imaging device, the method comprising:
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rotating an access door having hinge pins disposed in slotted connections, the rotating including rotating the access door about the hinge pins, and sliding and rotating the hinge pins along the slotted connections of a housing; restraining a flap against an interior side along a first edge of the access door; releasing the flap from a first position extending parallel to and aligned with a top surface of the access door in response to the access door rotation; and rotationally repositioning the flap in response to the rotation of the access door. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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