REMOVABLE MEDIA TRAY HAVING A HIGH LATCHING FORCE AND A LOW OPENING FORCE

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APP PUB NO 20170247210A1
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15052997

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A removable media tray assembly for an image forming device according to one embodiment includes a media tray having a bottom surface and a front wall extending upward from the bottom surface. A bottom surface defines a media storage location for storing a stack of media sheets. The assembly includes a housing having an opening therein to receive the media tray. A magnet and a plate provide a latching force FL greater than a pick motor stall force keeping the media tray in a closed position during media picking. A handle assembly including a finger bar and a pivoting link is mounted to the front wall. With the media tray being held closed by the latching force, a user-supplied actuation force FA that is less than 22.2 N applied to the finger bar, pivots the link which acts as a force multiplier providing a release force exceeding the latching force.

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CHINA CITIC BANK CORPORATION LIMITED GUANGZHOU BRANCH AS COLLATERAL AGENTCITIC PLAZA NO 233 NORTH TIAN HE ROAD TIAN HE DISTRICT FLOOR 48-50 GUANGZHOU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
ALAGOS, ANGEL MACUHA CEBU, PH 7 8
BAENA,, JR DOUGLAS ANDAGAN DUMAGUETE CITY, PH 7 26
FICHTER, DUSTIN DANIEL VERSAILLES, US 22 71
LAWRENCE, MICHAEL WILLIAM LEXINGTON, US 14 68
LIMOSNERO, PAT MARLON CARTAGENA CEBU, PH 3 9
MCFARLAND, NEAL DOUGLAS VERSAILLES, US 8 18
MITCHELL, STACEY VAUGHAN LEXINGTON, US 11 37

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