Architecture for an image-forming device
First Claim
1. An image-forming device comprising:
- a body having a front and a back;
a control panel positioned on the front of the body;
a media input tray configured to be inserted into and removed from the body through an opening located in the front of the body;
a plurality of imaging units horizontally aligned within the body between the front and the back and each comprising a photoconductive member;
an intermediate transfer mechanism positioned within the body to receive toner images from the plurality of imaging units and move the toner images to a second transfer area; and
a first media path having a substantially vertical section that extends between the front of the body and the intermediate transfer mechanism, and is positioned closer to the front of the body than each of the plurality of imaging units.
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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.
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20 Claims
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1. An image-forming device comprising:
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a body having a front and a back;
a control panel positioned on the front of the body;
a media input tray configured to be inserted into and removed from the body through an opening located in the front of the body;
a plurality of imaging units horizontally aligned within the body between the front and the back and each comprising a photoconductive member;
an intermediate transfer mechanism positioned within the body to receive toner images from the plurality of imaging units and move the toner images to a second transfer area; and
a first media path having a substantially vertical section that extends between the front of the body and the intermediate transfer mechanism, and is positioned closer to the front of the body than each of the plurality of imaging units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An image-forming device comprising:
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a media input tray configured to contain a stack of media sheets;
a body having a front and a back, the front of the body comprising an opening configured to receive the media input tray;
a control panel positioned on the front of the body;
an intermediate transfer mechanism located between the media input tray and a plurality of horizontally-aligned imaging units to receive toner from the imaging units and move the toner to a secondary transfer area;
a first media path comprising a substantially vertical section that extends between the front of the body and the intermediate transfer mechanism, the secondary transfer area being disposed along the first media path; and
a pick mechanism configured to feed the media sheets from the media input tray towards the front of the body and into the vertical section of the first media path. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An image-forming device comprising:
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a body having a front, a back, a bottom, and a top;
a media input tray located at the bottom of the body;
a control panel positioned on the front of the body;
a plurality of imaging units aligned along a horizontal plane extending from the front of the body to the back of the body;
a plurality of toner reservoirs each removably connected to one of the plurality of imaging units, each of the plurality of toner reservoirs being removable from the body through the top;
an intermediate transfer mechanism located between the media input tray and the plurality of imaging units to receive toner from the imaging unit and move the toner to a second transfer area;
a first power supply located between the intermediate transfer mechanism and the media input tray; and
a support frame including a first support member, the first support member being rigid to support the body and extending substantially around the first power supply to electrically shield the first power supply from an interior of the body. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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