Thin pen structure for thermal ink-jet printer
US5870125A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/17553
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thin pen cartridge for a thermal ink-jet (TIJ) printer, to be carried in a pen carriage along a carriage scan axis above the print medium. The pen height and depth are at least twice the pen width measured along the scan axis in order to achieve a high volume pen. The reduction in pen width permits the carriage width along the scan axis to be reduced, in turn reducing the footprint size of the TIJ printer.
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