BACKGROUND

[0001] Printing systems, such as home or desktop printers, may be used to print media of various sizes. Such printing systems may include an input media tray which may hold and supply media, for example, papers, for printing in the printing system. Such printing systems may also include an output media tray for collecting printed media dispensed from the printing system.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0002] The following detailed description references the drawings, wherein;

[0003] Fig. 1 illustrates a printing system, according to an example;

[0004] Fig. 2 illustrates the printing system of Fig. 1 with an input media tray in an open position, according to an example;

[0005] Fig. 3 illustrates the printing system of Fig. 1 with the input media tray in a closed position and a tray extension of an output media tray in an extend- out position, according to an example;

[0008] Fig. 4 illustrates a printing system, according to an exampie;

[0007] Fig. 5 ii!ustrates a printing system, according to an exampie;

[0008] Fig. 6 illustrates a perspective view of an input media tray of a printing system, according to an example;

[0009] Fig, 7 illustrates a bottom view of an output media tray of a printing system, according to an example;

[0010] Fig. 8 illustrates a botom view of an output media tray of a printing system, according to an example; and

[0011] Fig. 9 illustrates a bottom view of the tray extension in an extend- out position, according to an example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0012] in a printing system with an output media tray having a tray extension, the tray extension may be drawn out of the output media tray for the purpose of collection of media dispensed by the printing system after printing. The tray extension may be drawn out manually, for example, by a user operating the printing system. In case the user forgets to draw out the tray extension, the printed media, dispensed by the printing system, may be awkwardly collected by the user. For example, the printed media may fali on the ground, which may adversely affect the user experience of collecting the printed media.

[0013] The present subject matter describes printing systems including an input media tray and an output media tray with a tray extension, in which the tray extension is automatica!!y extended out for the purpose of collecting printed media dispensed from the printing system. Automatic extending of the tray extension may reduce or prevent the situation where tray extension is not drawn out and the printed media fail on the ground. Thus, the printing systems of the present subject matter may help in improving the user experience of collecting the printed media dispensed from the printing system.

[0014] In accordance with an exampie, the tray extension of the output media tray may be moved to an extend-out position upon movement of the input media tray from an open position to a closed position, in the open position, the input media tray may be positioned out the printing system and may be accessible by a user for loading or unloading the media, for example, papers, in the dosed position, the input media tray may be retracted into the printing system and may be ready for supplying media for printing. The extend-out position of the tray extension may be a position from where the tray extension may be accessible for pull-out for the purpose of collecting the printed media dispensed after printing.

[0015] In the extend-out position, or the position accessible for puli-out, the tray extension of the output media tray may extend out by a noticeable distance, which may provide an indication to the user to further draw-out the tray extension for col Sects ng the printed media. The distance by which the tray extension extends out, at the extend-out position, may be 7 mm to 10 mm. [0016] In an exam pie, the printing system may include a mechanical arrangement which may cause a mechanical interaction between the input media tray and the tray extension to trigger the movement of the tray extension out to the extend-out position when the input media tray may be moved from the open position to the dosed position. The mechanical arrangement may be cost effective and simple and easy to operate for triggering the movement of the tray extension to the extend-out position upon movement of the input media tray.

[0017] The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the following description to refer to the same or similar parts. While several examples are described in the description, modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible. Accordingly, the following detailed description does not limit the disclosed examples instead, the proper scope of the disclosed examples may be defined by the appended claims.

[0018] Fig. 1 illustrates a printing system 100, according to an example. The printing system 100, apart from other components, may include an input media tray 102 and an output media tray 104 The input media tray 102 may hold and supply media, for example, papers, for printing in the printing system 100 The output media tray 104 may collect printed media dispensed from the printing system 100. The output media tray 104 may include a tray extension 106. The tray extension 106 can move in to and out of the output media tray 104 The other components (not shown) of the printing system 100 may include, but are not limited to, a print head, an input/ouiput interface, and other electronic and electrical components.

[0019] In the printing system 100, when the input media tray 102 is moved, in a direction 108, from an open position to a closed position, the tray extension 106 may move out from the output media tray 104, in a direction 110, to an extend-out position or a position accessible for pull-out. Fig. 2 illustrates the printing system 100 with the input media tray 102 in the open position, according to an example. Fig. 3 illustrates the printing system 100 with the input media tray 102 in the closed position and the tray extension 106 in the extend-out position, according to an example. [OO203 The input media tray 102 may be manually pushed in, to move from the open position to the closed position. In the extend-out position, the tray extension 106 may extend by a noticeable distance 'd from the printing system 100. The distance‘d’ may, for example, be 7 mm to 10 mm from an edge 112 of the printing system. From the extend-out position, the tray extension 106 may be freely extendable to a fully-extended position for collection of the printed media dispensed from the printing system 100, In the fully-extended position, the tray extension 106 may be capable of collecting and holding the printed media dispensed from the printing system 100. The tray extension 106 may be manually extended to the fully-extended position,

[00213 Fig. 4 illustrates a printing system 400, according to an example. The printing system 400 may include the elements as shown and described with respect to Fig, 1, The output media tray 104 of the printing system 400 may include a housing 402. The tray extension 106 can move in to and out of the housing 402 of the output media tray 104 to collect the printed media dispensed after printing. As described earlier with reference to Fig. 1, the movement of the input media tray 102, in a direction 404, from an open position to a closed position may trigger the movement of the tray extension 106, in a direction 406, to a position accessible for pull-out of the tray extension 106. The mechanical arrangement provided in the printing system for triggering the movement of the tray extension depending on the movement of the input media tray, in accordance with an example implementation, is illustrated and described in detail through Figs. 5-9.

[0022] Fig. 5 illustrates a printing system 500, according to an example. The printing system 500 may include the elements as shown and described with respect to Fig. 4. The input media tray 102 of the printing system 500 may include a projection 502, The projection 502 may be integrally coupled to a side wail of the input media tray 102. Fig, 6 illustrates a perspective view of the input media tray 102 of the printing system 500, according to an example.

[0023] Further, the output media tray 104 may include a lever element 504. The lever element 504 may be coupled to the housing 402 of the output media tray 104. Fig. 7 illustrates a bottom view of an output media tray 104 of a printing system, according to an example. The lever element 504 may be pivoted at the housing 402 and may be rotatable clockwise and anticlockwise about the coupling point

[0024] The projection 502 and the lever element 504 may be positioned on the input media tray 102 and the output media tray 104, respectively, such that the projection 502 may mechanically interact with the lever element 504 to rotate the Sever element 504 in an anti-dockwise direction, when the input media tray 102 is moved, in a direction 506, from the open position to the closed position. The rotation of the iever element 504 in the anti-clockwise direction may move the tray extension 106, in a direction 508, to the extend-out position.

[0025] Fig. 8 iliustrates a bottom view of the output media tray 104 of the printing system 500, according to an example. The output media tray 104 may include a spring element 802. One end of the spring element 802 may be coupled to the housing 402 and the other end of the spring element 802 may be coupled to the lever element 504. The spring element 802 may retain the Sever element 504 in a position corresponding to the extend-out position of the tray extension 106, as illustrated in Fig. 9. In other words, the spring element 802 may retain the lever element 504 In a position attained by the Iever element 504 when the tray extension 106 is in the extend-out position.

[0026] Further, the tray extension 106 may include a notch 804. The notch 804 may be integrally coupled at the bottom surface to the tray extension 106. The notch 804 may be positioned such that the lever element 504 may mechanically Interact with the notch 804 to move the tray extension 106 out of the housing 402, upon movement of the lever element 504 in an anti-clockwise direction.

[0027] The description hereinafter describes the operation of the projection 502 and the Iever element 504 with reference to Fig. 9 for moving the tray extension 106 to the extend-out position, when the input media tray 102 is moved from an open position to a closed position. Fig. 9 iliustrates a bottom view of the tray extension 108 in the extend-out position, according to an example. For the sake of brevity, the input media tray 102 is not shown in the bottom of the output media tray 104 in Fig. 9. [00283 Consider a ease where the input media tray 102 is Initially in the open position (not shown in Fig. 9) The input media tray 102 may be pulled out from the closed position to the open position for loading of media in the input media tray 102. The input media tray 102 may then be pushed in, manually, from the open position to the closed position. When the input media tray 102 is moved from the open position to the closed position, the projection 502 may move in a direction 902 and actuate the lever element 504, to rotate the lever element 504 in an anti-clockwise direction 904. The actuation of the lever element 504 in the anti-clockwise direction 904 may move the notch 804 and thus the tray extension 108 in a direction 906. The amount of actuation of the lever element 504 may be such that the tray extension 106 is pushed out of the housing 402 to the extend- out position. The spring element 802 retains the lever element 504 in the position as shown in Fig. 9

[0029] As mentioned earlier, in the extend-out position, the tray extension 106 may extend out by a noticeable distance‘d’ from an edge 908 of the housing 402 in an example, the distance‘d may be 7 mm to 10 mm. Such extending out of the tray extension 108 may provide an indication to the user to further puli out the tray extension 108 to the fully-extended position for collecting the printed media dispensed from the printing system.

[0030] Further, the tray extension 108 can be freely pushed back into the housing 402 of the output media tray 104. When the tray extension 108 is pushed back into the housing 402, the notch 804 may move with the tray extension 106 to move the lever element 504 In a clockwise direction.. Further, when the tray extension 108 is completely inside the housing 402 and the input media tray 102 is pulled out, the projection 502 may move with the input media tray 102 to rotate the !ever element 504 in a clockwise direction. This movement of the lever element 504 may stretch the spring element 802. Therefore, when the projection 502 has completely passed the lever element 504 during the puli-out of the input media tray 102, the spring element 802 may bring the lever element 504 back to its position at which the lever element abuts the notch 804.

[00313 In an example, the tray extension of the output media tray may have a flipper (not shown). The flipper can be deployed to stop the printed media on its path while the media is dispensed out from the printing system. The flipper on the tray extension may be deployed automatically or manually.

[00323 Although examples for the present disclosure have been described in ianguage specific to structural features, it is to be understood that the appended claims are not limited to the specific features described herein. Rather, the specific features are disclosed and explained as examples of the present disclosure.