Interconnect scheme for mounting differently configured printheads on the same carriage
US5684518A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K3/361
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer/plotter having a carriage for removably mounting a plurality of printheads, with one type of printhead such as a wider swath higher resolution black inkier cartridge having one type of electrical interconnect and another type of printhead such as a narrower swath lower resolution color inkjet cartridge having a different type of electrical interconnect. The carriage includes differently configured flex-circuit conductive assemblies for each different type of electrical interconnect without having to change the datum configuration of the cartridges mounted in the carriage.
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