Horizontally loadable carriage for an ink-jet printer
US6499826B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/1752
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A horizontally loadable carriage for an ink-jet print cartridge. The carriage scans in an ink-jet printer and includes a carriage body, a chute for receiving an ink-jet print cartridge, and a generally horizontal guide rail within the chute. The guide rail is arcuate and inclined slightly upward to facilitate loading print cartridges into the carriage. The carriage further includes a cantilever bias spring having a horizontal axis.
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