Patent · US Expired

Attachment of a flexible circuit to an ink-jet pen

US5189787A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 30, 1991
Grant dateMar 2, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49128
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flexible circuit is staked to an ink-jet pen body to resist peeling from the body and to provide a flat surface to which mechanisms for enclosing the pen nozzles can be sealed. Also disclosed is a staking apparatus and method for ensuring flatness and uniform bonding of the staked circuit.

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