US 11,906,918 B1
Printer drum removal preparation
Lavi Cohen, Nes Ziona (IL); Yossi Yaacobov, Nes Ziona (IL); and Tomer Bunker, Nes Ziona (IL)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/065,884.
Int. Cl. G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/50 (2013.01) [G03G 21/1671 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a rotatable shaft;
a removable drum mounted on the shaft;
a fixing element to fixedly couple the removable drum to the shaft, so that the removable drum is to rotate with the shaft;
a heater;
a printing apparatus satellite component located adjacent to the removable drum and engageable with the removable drum; and
a controller, wherein the controller is to receive a command to prepare the removable drum for removal; and in response:
control the shaft to rotate the removable drum;
control the heater to heat the removable drum while it rotates; and
control the printing apparatus to engage the satellite component of the printing apparatus with the removable drum while it rotates.