Guideway and support structure for a printer/plotter carriage
US5195836A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D15/28
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A rigid low cost chassis structure for a wide print media thermal ink jet plotter wherein the carriage slider rods are straightened and held in precise position relative to the platen roller during assembly of the chassis parts and operation of the plotter by using an extruded rigid support beam and a pair of rigid endplates and connecting structure which positions and holds the slider rods.
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