Two door interlock mechanism for an imaging device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9927763
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15351537

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An imaging device with a two door interlock system for detecting a positional state of orthogonally mounted first and second access doors of the imaging device. The two door interlock system includes a mounting assembly rotatably mounted to a frame of the imaging device and movable by the first access door between a first position and a second position, and an actuator projecting from an inner surface of the second access door, and a sensor positioned on the mounting assembly and providing an output signal that changes between a first state and a second state. The output signal being in the first state when both of the first and second access doors are in their respective closed positions and in the second state when at least one of the first and second access doors are in their respective open positions.

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LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL INC740 WEST NEW CIRCLE ROAD LEXINGTON KY 40550

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Domhoff, Joseph Edwin Shelbyville, US 8 33
Horrall, Paul Douglas Lexington, US 43 493
Pullins, Alan T Lexington, US 14 182

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