Patent ID: 6390694
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: G03F

Abstract:
An imaging assembly comprising:a media cartridge for holding a stack of photosensitive media therein, said media cartridge comprising a linkage assembly, at least a portion of said linkage assembly being made of a material that is responsive to ambient conditions within said cartridge; and an image forming device which is adapted to receive said media cartridge at an insertion position to permit an insertion of photosensitive media from said media cartridge into said image forming device, said image forming device comprising a pressure assembly for applying a pressure to said photosensitive media to develop an image on said photosensitive media; wherein in said insertion position said linkage assembly is adapted to operationally cooperate with said pressure assembly to control an amount of pressure applied by said pressure assembly to said photosensitive media based on the ambient conditions in said cartridge.