Patent ID: 11964837
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  G | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A method, comprising:
detecting rotation of a receiving device to receive a print medium, the rotation being caused by an external force; and
applying an assisting force to further rotate the receiving device in response to the detected rotation,

wherein the assisting force is generated by applying a driving voltage to an electric motor, and
wherein, while the receiving device is rotating, decreasing the assisting force in response to at least one of:
a predefined amount of the print medium being received by the receiving device;
receiving a further external force exerted on the receiving device directed opposite to a rotation direction of the receiving device; and
the receiving device rotating for a predefined time period.