Patent · US Expired

Carriage for ink-jet hard copy apparatus

US6238039A · kind A · utility

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3References
53Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 17, 2000
Grant dateMay 29, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41J2/1752
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A carriage for an ink-jet printer constrains torsional deflections by providing carriage to writing-instrument latch interface features having a zero clearance interfit such that when opened, the writing-instrument latch allows individual writing-instruments to be accessed and when closed the writing-instrument latch reduces the carriage torsional deflections and increases the torsional stiffness of the carriage by providing a biasing force at each the interface feature.

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