Printer with a first drive sub-assembly and a detachable second drive sub-assembly and printer assembly including the first and second sub-assemblies
US7618117B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J11/001
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printer includes a first drive sub-assembly and a second drive sub-assembly detachably provided on the first drive sub-assembly. The first drive sub-assembly includes a bed configured to support a material to be printed, a first engaging member, and a front-rear direction moving mechanism provided on one side of the bed and configured to move the first engaging member along a front-rear direction. The second drive sub-assembly includes a guide bar having a longitudinal direction substantially perpendicular to the front-rear direction, a right-left direction moving mechanism configured to move a printer head along the longitudinal direction of the guide bar, and a second engaging member engaging with the first engaging member to move the guide bar along the front-rear direction.
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